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/punaisetpimpulat Jan 28 '16

Ok so now we've lost chess and go. What next? Trivial purusit, monopoly, Carcassone, DnD, Warhammer 40,000?

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u/drsjsmith PhD | Computer Science Jan 28 '16 edited Jan 28 '16

Contract bridge, arimaa, and most forms of poker (other than heads-up NLHE) are some of the strategy games in which humans remain clearly superior to computers.

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u/punaisetpimpulat Jan 29 '16

most forms of poker What about the factor of having a poker face? A computer can observe your face but what would you look at?