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BBC News website - copy and past link
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-35420579
"A Google artificial intelligence program has beaten the European champion of the board game Go.
The Chinese game is viewed as a much tougher challenge than chess for computers because there are many more ways a Go match can play out.
The tech company's DeepMind division said its software had beaten its human rival five games to nil.
One independent expert called it a breakthrough for AI with potentially far-reaching consequences.
The achievement was announced to coincide with the publication of a paper, in the scientific journal Nature, detailing the techniques used.
Earlier on Wednesday, Facebook's chief executive had said its own AI project had been "getting close" to beating humans at Go.
But the research he referred to indicated its software was ranked only as an "advanced amateur" and not a "professional level" player."
