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Going Places: Machine Beats Top Go Player In Win For Artificial Intelligence

Ron Burgundy

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South Korea's Lee Sedol, the world's top Go player, speaks during a news conference in SeoulBy Jee Heun Kahng and Se Young Lee SEOUL (Reuters) - Google's AlphaGo computer program on Wednesday won the first of five matches against one of the world's top players of a complex board game, Go, marking a dramatic advance for the field of artificial intelligence (AI). South Korean professional player Lee Sedol, the holder of 18 international titles, conceded defeat in a match broadcast live, with one YouTube stream drawing tens of thousands of spectators worldwide, while domestic television gave frequent updates. "We landed on the moon," Demis Hassabis, chief executive and co-founder of Google subsidiary DeepMind, which built AlphaGo, said in a tweet after the victory.




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