Q Go-playing Google Deepmind AlphaGo computer defeats human champion Game from ancient China is far more complex than chess and 'pinnacle of game AI research' Thomson Reuters Posted: Jan 27, 2016 http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/alphago-ai-1.3422347 AlphaGo swept a five-game match against three-time European Go champion and Chinese professional Fan Hui. Until now, the best computer Go programs had played only at the level of human amateurs. (Google/YouTube) ... ... Millions of practice games While AlphaGo learns in a more human-like way, it still needs many more games of practice, millions rather than thousands, than a human expert needs to get good at Go, Hassabis said The scientists foresee future applications for such AI programs including: improving smart phone assistants (Apple's Siri is an example); medical diagnostics; and eventually collaborating with human scientists in research. Hassabis said South Korea's Lee Sedol, the world's top Go player, has agreed to play AlphaGo in a five-game match in Seoul in March. Lee said in a statement, "I heard Google DeepMind's AI is surprisingly strong and getting stronger, but I am confident that I can win, at least this time." The findings were published in the journal Nature. UQ
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