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Google\u2019s AlphaGo \u2014 the AI developed to tackle the world\u2019s most demanding strategy game \u2014 is stepping down\u00a0from competitive matches after defeating the world\u2019s best talent. The latest to succumb is\u00a0Go\u2019s\u00a0top-ranked player,\u00a0Ke Jie, who lost 3-0 in a series hosted in China this week<\/a>.<\/p>\n The AI, developed\u00a0by London-based DeepMind, which was\u00a0acquired by Google for around $500 million in 2014<\/a>,\u00a0also overcome\u00a0a team of five top players<\/a>\u00a0during a week of matches. AlphaGo\u00a0first drew headlines last year when it beat\u00a0former Go world champion Lee Sedol<\/a>, and the\u00a0China event took things to the next level with matches against\u00a019-year-old Jie, and doubles with and against other top Go pros<\/a>.<\/p>\n Challengers defeated,\u00a0AlphaGo\u00a0has cast its last competitive stone, DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis explained<\/a>.<\/p>\n This week\u2019s series of thrilling games with the world\u2019s best players, in the country where Go originated, has been the highest possible pinnacle for AlphaGo as a competitive program. For that reason, the Future of Go Summit is our final match event with AlphaGo.<\/p>\n The research team behind AlphaGo will now throw their energy into the next set of grand challenges, developing advanced general algorithms that could one day help scientists as they tackle some of our most complex problems, such as finding new cures for diseases, dramatically reducing energy consumption, or inventing revolutionary new materials.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Go is revered as the planet\u2019s most demanding strategy game, and that\u2019s why it made for an ideal field to both develop AI technology and plot machines against humans. Beyond Google, Tencent is among other tech firms<\/a>\u00a0to have unleashed AIs on the game. While it whips up curiosity and attention,\u00a0the game simple serves\u00a0as a stepping stone for future plans which is why DeepMind says it is moving on.<\/p>\n Indeed, the British company\u00a0has already made a foray into more practical everyday solutions. Last year, it agreed to a data-sharing partnership with the UK\u2019s National Health Service<\/a>, however the partnership has been criticized for giving\u00a0a for-profit company access to\u00a0personally identifiable health data of around\u00a01.6 million NHS patients.\u00a0The original arrangement remains\u00a0under investigation by the UK\u2019s data protection watchdog<\/a>, the ICO.<\/p>\n Those snafus aren\u2019t a reflection on the technology itself, however, and\u00a0Hassabis remains bullish\u00a0on the impact his firm can make.<\/p>\n \u201cIf AI systems prove they are able to unearth significant new knowledge and strategies in these domains too, the breakthroughs could be truly remarkable. We can\u2019t wait to see what comes next,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n While AlphaGo is bowing out at the top, it isn\u2019t done with Go altogether. DeepMind is planning to publish a final review paper on how the AI developed since its matches with Lee Sedol last year. It is also developing\u00a0a teaching tool to help newcomers pick up the ropes of the highly\u00a0complicated game, and to enable more experienced hands\u00a0to learn\u00a0the new and innovative moves that Go has introduced. Top players, even Ke Jie himself, studied up on AlphaGo\u2019s moves and\u00a0added some\u00a0to their arsenal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n
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Google’s AlphaGo — the AI developed to tackle the world’s most demanding strategy game — is stepping down\u00a0from competitive matches after defeating the world’s best talent. The latest to succumb is\u00a0Go’s\u00a0top-ranked player,\u00a0Ke Jie, who lost 3-0 in a series hosted in China this week. The AI, developed\u00a0by London-based DeepMind, which was\u00a0acquired by Google… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/img><\/a>
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