SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Google's artificial intelligence program, AlphaGo, beat Chinese Go master Ke Jie for a second time on Thursday, taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in a best of three series meant to ...

Go is a board game that originated in China more than 2,500 years ago. It is played by 40 million-plus worldwide and is considered one of the four essential arts required of a true Chinese scholar.

The idea of testing out part of Google’s developing artificial intelligence machinery came from Demis Hassabis, the Google DeepMind founder. Hassabis is a British artificial intelligence researcher, ...

After defeating several of the top players in the world, the "AlphaGo" AI has now bested Ke Jie, the current Go world champion. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new ...

The Google-owned computer algorithm AlphaGo is retiring from playing humans in the ancient Chinese game of Go after roundly defeating the worlds top player this week, its developer said Saturday.

Famed Go champion who once had a showdown with an AI says the advent of the technology has taken the artistry out of the game. Save my User ID and Password Some subscribers prefer to save their log-in ...

Google’s AlphaGo, disguised as a mysterious character called “Master,” has stunned the world’s top Go players by winning 60 out of 60 games. Photo: Getty images ...

The five-game clash pitting man against machine is over, with Google's artificial intelligence program winning the series.The program — called AlphaGo — took four of five games against Korean Lee ...