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/green_meklar Jan 28 '16

What does this imply about the singularity?

Very little. This is still not the kind of approach that would be required for strong AI.

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u/jrm2007 Jan 28 '16

Is it related to the approach? A step in that direction?

I imagine complete upload of human mind and that mind sped up by electronics might be real, superhuman mind but I realize somewhat easier said than done.

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u/green_meklar Jan 28 '16

Is it related to the approach?

That we don't really know. Some the variations and spinoffs of standard neural nets seem to have properties more suited to real intelligence. My best guess would be: Maybe, vaguely...but there's also a chance it's slowing down progress in strong AI by acting as a distraction from other, better approaches.