Google AI Algorithm Masters Ancient Game of Go
By Nadeem Mohammad, posted Jan 28 2016 at 12:33PM

For the first time, a computer has beaten a human professional at the game of Go — an ancient board game that has long been viewed as one of the greatest challenges for Artificial Intelligence. Google DeepMind’s GPU-accelerated AlphaGo program beat Fan Hui, the European Go champion, five times out of five in tournament conditions.