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Google reveals secret test of AI bot to beat top Go players

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Updated version of DeepMind's AlphaGo program behind mystery online competitor.

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Gibney, E. Google reveals secret test of AI bot to beat top Go players. Nature 541, 142 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2017.21253

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