A.I. program conquers world’s trickiest board game
Clip: 1/27/2016 | 8m 8s
How a computer program became champion of the world’s trickiest board game
The Chinese board game Go is considered one of the most complex in the world, with trillions of possible move combinations. But scientists at Google have designed an artificial intelligence program capable of beating the top human players, a feat previously thought impossible. Hari Sreenivasan talks to science correspondent Miles O’Brien about the implications of this technological breakthrough.
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A.I. program conquers world’s trickiest board game
Clip: 1/27/2016 | 8m 8s
The Chinese board game Go is considered one of the most complex in the world, with trillions of possible move combinations. But scientists at Google have designed an artificial intelligence program capable of beating the top human players, a feat previously thought impossible. Hari Sreenivasan talks to science correspondent Miles O’Brien about the implications of this technological breakthrough.
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