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Computers remain undefeated on chess board for 20 years

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2017-05-23 17:24

Computers remain undefeated on chess board for 20 years

Chinese Go player Fan Hui. [Photo/VCG]

 AlphaGo vs Fan Hui (October 2015)

AlphaGo, an AI system built by DeepMind, swept a five-game match against three-time European Go champion and Chinese professional Fan Hui.

For the first time ever, a computer Go program has defeated a professional Go player on even terms – an event that experts previously thought was at least a decade away.

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