Breaking News: Google AI algorithm masters Go

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BREAKING NEWS Google AI algorithm masters Go A computer program that can defeat a professional human player at the classic strategy game Go is reported in this week’s Nature. Go has been regarded as an outstanding ‘grand challenge’ for artificial intelligence owing to its large search space and the difficulty of evaluating board positions and moves. The findings provide hope that human-level performance could potentially be achieved in other seemingly intractable artificial intelligence domains. Access the news article and paper online. Register for updates from Nature   Subscribe to Nature for £60, €60 or $60!   Share:   Google+    Facebook    LinkedIn    Reddit     StumbleUpon    Twitter    Digg         As a registered user of Nature Publishing Group's Web sites, our database indicates that you have opted-in to receive product information and special offers. If you no longer wish to receive these e-mails or to discontinue all e-mail services from Nature Publishing Group please update your online account. Modify My Account (Log in to be recognised as a Nature.com registrant). For further information on technical assistance | print subscriptions | other enquiries. Nature Publishing Group | Principal offices: London | New York and Tokyo, and offices in cities worldwide including Basingstoke | Barcelona | Boston | Buenos Aires | Cairo | Delhi | Heidelberg | Hong Kong | Madrid | Melbourne | Mexico City | Mumbai | Munich | Paris | San Francisco | Sao Paulo | Seoul and Washington DC. Macmillan Publishers Limited is a company incorporated in England & Wales under company number 785998 & whose registered office is located at Brunel Road, Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Nature Publishing Group | One New York Plaza, Suite 4500 | New York | NY 10004-1562 | USA © 2016 Nature Publishing Group, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved.