Google's AlphaGo Wins First Game of Go in Matchup With Human

South Korea and Go fans are in shock after Google's computer program, AlphaGo, defeated world champion Lee Sedol in the first of a five-game matchup Wednesday. “I was very surprised because, I did not think that I would lose the game,” said Lee, 33, the reigning world champion of the ancient Chinese board game Go. "In the beginning, I thought AlphaGo would face a lot of difficulties, but its solution ability during the game really surprised me." AlphaGo is an artificial...

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