Google's AlphaGo AI smashes top professional at ancient game of Go

Dave Neal
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First Chess, now Go. What next? Buckaroo? Ker-Plunk?

Google's AlphaGo artificial intelligence computer program has claimed its top human scalp at the ancient game of Go by beating challenger Lee Sedol in the first of five bouts. It follows a win in O...

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