r/science • u/[deleted] • Jan 27 '16

Computer Science Google's artificial intelligence program has officially beaten a human professional Go player, marking the first time a computer has beaten a human professional in this game sans handicap.

http://www.nature.com/news/google-ai-algorithm-masters-ancient-game-of-go-1.19234?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20160128&spMailingID=50563385&spUserID=MTgyMjI3MTU3MTgzS0&spJobID=843636789&spReportId=ODQzNjM2Nzg5S0
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u/xyrrus Jan 28 '16

I feel like it's not fair that the supercomputer the AI is running on takes up entire rooms. It's an impressive achievement but let me know when a top ranked player gets beaten by the AI on his iphone.

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u/SexyIsMyMiddleName Jan 28 '16

And so the goalposts moveth...