A Google artificial intelligence program defeated a Chinese grand master at the ancient board game Go on Tuesday, a major feather in the cap for the firm’s AI ambitions as it looks to woo Beijing to gain re-entry into the country. The victory over the world’s top player – which many thought would take decades to achieve – underlines the potential of artificial intelligence to take on humans at complex tasks. Google pulled its search engine from China seven years ago after it refused to self-censor internet searches, a requirement of Beijing. Like AlphaGo, Translate also uses DeepMind’s artificial intelligence software. Beijing is pushing to become a major player in artificial intelligence.

Source: Egypt Independent May 23, 2017 10:21 UTC