Artificial intelligence experts said it wouldn’t happen in 2016 — even 2030 would be a stretch. But it did.
Go, Go AlphaGo
Google DeepMind researchers conquer the '"white whale" of artificial intelligence.
Dec 20, 2016 6:00 AMNov 14, 2019 9:42 PM
AlphaGo, a program by Google’s AI company called DeepMind, defeated champion player Lee Sedol (seated right) in March at the notoriously difficult game Go. | Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images
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