Google's Deepmind is considered superior to IBM's Watson as it is more open ended..It is a meeting point of machine learning and neuro science..We are going to see more of the Artificial Intelligence revolution in the months to come!
[h=1]Google DeepMind AlphaGo in U.K. Wins Innovation Grand Prix[/h][h=2]Artifical Intelligence Computer System Beats Grandmaster at Game of Go[/h]By Laurel Wentz, Published on Jun 23, 2016
Google DeepMind won the Innovation Lions Grand Prix for AlphaGo, a computing system that for the first time beat the best human player at Go, an ancient game that is much more complex than chess. The Artificial Intelligence system was developed in the U.K. by DeepMind, a company acquired by Google in 2014.
WHAT IT IS: The game of Go is the ultimate challenge, with more than 200 possible moves for every turn, making it impossible for a machine to calculate all options within a reasonable period of time. AlphaGo narrows the choices without having to consider every option, said jury president Emad Tahtouh, director, applied technology, at Finch in Australia. Google described it as "more akin to intuition," he said.
WHY IT WON: "AlphaGo by any measure -- complexity, simplicity, potential use, success -- is incredible," he said. "I'm sure we'll see more machine-learning projects over the next few years. Awarding this, much in the same way as [The Next Rembrandt, which has won multiple Grand Prix] is the future." Mr. Tahtouh said everyone has a slightly different definition of innovation. For him, it's not necessarily about high tech, or even doing something for the first time.
"Innovation for me is about improvement," he said. "We're looking for attempts that make things better. A computer that plays games has been around for years. [The difference is] it's about switching from brute force to deep learning."
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/...onnection-saudi-bombings-160707214101387.html
[h=1]Google DeepMind AlphaGo in U.K. Wins Innovation Grand Prix[/h][h=2]Artifical Intelligence Computer System Beats Grandmaster at Game of Go[/h]By Laurel Wentz, Published on Jun 23, 2016
Google DeepMind won the Innovation Lions Grand Prix for AlphaGo, a computing system that for the first time beat the best human player at Go, an ancient game that is much more complex than chess. The Artificial Intelligence system was developed in the U.K. by DeepMind, a company acquired by Google in 2014.
WHAT IT IS: The game of Go is the ultimate challenge, with more than 200 possible moves for every turn, making it impossible for a machine to calculate all options within a reasonable period of time. AlphaGo narrows the choices without having to consider every option, said jury president Emad Tahtouh, director, applied technology, at Finch in Australia. Google described it as "more akin to intuition," he said.
WHY IT WON: "AlphaGo by any measure -- complexity, simplicity, potential use, success -- is incredible," he said. "I'm sure we'll see more machine-learning projects over the next few years. Awarding this, much in the same way as [The Next Rembrandt, which has won multiple Grand Prix] is the future." Mr. Tahtouh said everyone has a slightly different definition of innovation. For him, it's not necessarily about high tech, or even doing something for the first time.
"Innovation for me is about improvement," he said. "We're looking for attempts that make things better. A computer that plays games has been around for years. [The difference is] it's about switching from brute force to deep learning."
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/...onnection-saudi-bombings-160707214101387.html
