Chinese Go player Ke Jie reacts during his second match against Google's artificial intelligence program AlphaGo at the Future of Go Summit in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province, China May 25, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. CHINA OUT.
A machine built by Alphabet Inc has officially defeated the world’s top-ranked player of the ancient board-game Go, a decisive demonstration of artificial intelligence’s ability to master some of the most complex human endeavours.
AlphaGo bested Ke Jie, a 19-year-old Chinese prodigy who boasted a year ago that the AI could never beat him at a game he’s played professionally since the age of 10. But on May 24, the world No 1 lost his second match in a three-game series in the tourist town of Wuzhen, China.
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