By Hugh Langley
Later today, Google’s DeepMind AI will take on Lee Se-dol, one of the world’s best players of the board game Go, in a showdown that’s set to last several days.
The match will take place at the Four Seasons hotel in Seoul, South Korea, but will be live streamed over YouTube to ensure we never forget the exact moment artificial intelligence gave humanity a due thrashing.
In one corner we have Lee Se-dol, currently considered one of the top-ranking Go players (he’s second in international titles right now). In the other corner we have AlphaGo, a program that was built by the Google-owned AI company DeepMind.
You might remember DeepMind causing a buzz earlier this year when its AlphaGo took on and beat European champion Fan Hui. It was a landmark moment for artificial intelligence, but a bigger challenge lies ahead of it this week as it faces a tougher opponent.
As well as humanity’s dignity, there’s a $1 million prize pot at stake, but DeepMind will be donating its winnings to charity should it take the crown.
The match will kick off at 1pm local time on March 9, so 4am GMT or 11pm ET/8pm PT (March 8), and you’ll be able …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Gaming
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