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To beat Go champion, Google's program needed a human army

Nearly 20 years ago, after a chess-playing computer called Deep Blue beat the world grandmaster Garry Kasparov, I wrote an article about why humans would long remain the champions in the game of Go.

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Top Go player ponders AlphaGo matchup

The world's top weiqi (or Go) player, Ke Jie, believes he has got what it takes to beat the artificial intelligence program AlphaGo, which has just thrashed South Korean grandmaster Lee See-dol, but Ke admits his chances of winning are shrinking as AlphaGo "learns" at a stunning pace.

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5 things to know about the ancient game of Go

On March 15, 2016, supercomputer AlphaGo beat South Korean Go grandmaster Lee Sedol, in a fifth and final matchup.

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Lee Sedol plays beautifully despite 4-1 loss to AlphaGo in historic Go match

​Go grandmaster Lee Sedol of South Korea showed a beautiful play, challenging a Go-playing artificial intelligence (AI) to the last minute, despite a 4-1 loss in a historic match of the ancient Chinese board game.

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AlphaGo defeats Lee Sedol 4-1 in historic Go match

​Google's Go-playing computer program AlphaGo on Tuesday ended a historic match of the ancient Chinese board game with Go grandmaster Lee Sedol of South Korea by taking a 4-1 lead with its fourth victory in the final match of the best-of-five series.

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Human Go champion finally defeats AI after 3 straight losses

Human Go champion Lee Sedol of South Korea finally defeated Google's Go-playing artificial intelligence (AI) AlphaGo on Sunday in the fourth match after three straight losses at the ancient Chinese board game.

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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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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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Is Lee Se-dol the right Go champion to stop Google?

South Korean grandmaster beaten in the first game of a tournament against artificial intelligence project AlphaGo

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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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China's hit online dramas withdrawn, shocking fans and industry

Five hit online dramas were removed from the Internet yesterday, causing a stir among fansand in the industry.