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Historic "Man vs. Machine" showdown revitalizes old board game

With trillions of possible moves, Go has been described as one of the "most complex games ever devised by man." The contest of strategy and intuition has bedeviled artificial intelligence (AI) experts for decades.

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Lee Sedol expects "not easy" game with AlphaGo in 3rd Go match

​South Korean Lee Sedol, the world Go champion in the past 10 years, on Thursday expected a"not easy" game with Google's computer program AlphaGo in the third of a historic five-game match scheduled for Saturday.

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AI may not overcome human intelligence, experts

​The victory of AlphaGo, an artificial intelligence (AI) software, over the world's top go player Lee Sedol during Wednesday's game has caused heated debate and grave concern over whether AI will triumph over human brains and eventually conquer the world.

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AI shocks world as AlphaGO beats human Go champion for 2nd time

Artificial intelligence (AI) shocked the world again on Thursday as Google's computer program AlphaGo beat human Go champion Lee Sedol of South Korea in the second of a historic five-game match, taking a 2-0 lead at the ancient Chinese board game match.

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AlphaGo takes 2-0 lead in historic match with Lee Sedol

​Google's computer program AlphaGo on Thursday defeated South Korean Lee Sedol, the world champion of the ancient Chinese board game, taking a 2-0 lead in a historic match between a human and artificial intelligence (AI).

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Lee Sedol slightly dominating in 2nd Go match with AlphaGo

​World Go champion Lee Sedol of South Korea has been slightly dominating by the middle of the second of a historic five-game match with Google's computer program AlphaGo at the ancient Chinese board game, commentators said Thursday.

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AlphaGo starts off with anomaly in 2nd Go match with Lee Sedol

​Google's computer program AlphaGo on Thursday started off with anomalies in the second Go match with human opponent South Korean Lee Sedol, the world champion of the ancient Chinese board game.

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Can Google's AlphaGo really feel it in its algorithms?

When the game-playing system AlphaGo defeated a master of the Chinese game go five games to nil, its creators could not explain why. Is this a sign of intuitive AI?