Google AI Wins at Go: The Board Game, Not the Driving Sport
March 15, 2016
I learned that Google, like IBM Watson, has embraced games as a way to demonstrate the power and potential of artificial intelligence. I learned that Google beat Lee S-dol in Go. You can read about the victory over a mere human in “Google AI Wins Second Go Game Against Top Player.” Unlike IBM, there appears to be no post production in the content. (Please, note that there are some Chinese Go masters who may want to challenge AlphaGo.)
Impressive, but I recall learning that a Google self driving car was not able to beat a bus in a modest, slow speed street racing challenge. Check the video.
The loser’s vehicle.
The winner’s vehicle.
Annoying humans are. I firmly believe there is no possibility of failure in Google’s smart software. I am looking forward to Google’s self directed system flying a Boeing 777 or Google’s system handling autonomous drone strikes.
Stephen E Arnold, March 15, 2016
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