Google secretly squared off its AI against leading Go players and it won by a landslide

Last year, Google made history when its DeepMind-based artificial intelligence AlphaGo unequivocally defeated the second highest ranking Go player in the world, Lee Sedol – but now it seems the crafty AI is coming for the number one spot. In a curious turn of events, yesterday DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis confirmed AlphaGo has won over 50 games against numerous leading Go competitors, including number-one ranked Ke Jie. The announcement came shortly after a mysterious user – under the moniker of 'Master' – made an unexpected splash in the online Go community, undisputedly dismantling every opponent in its way. As it turns out, 'Master' was…

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