Computer draws first blood in clash with Go grandmaster
Date:
March 9, 2016
Source:
AFP / Powered by NewsLook.com
Summary:
A Google-developed supercomputer stunned South Korean Go grandmaster Lee Se-Dol by taking the first game of a five-match showdown between man and machine in Seoul.
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