Google AI crushes Go grandmaster and beats Facebook as well

Roland Moore-Colyer
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DeepMind's AlphaGo uses deep learning neural networks to beat a human opponent

Google's artificial intelligence (AI) division has achieved a landmark victory over the grandmaster of Chinese board game Go. The AlphaGo system beat three-time European Go champion Fan Hui 5:0 ...

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