An artificial intelligence program has beaten a team of six poker players at a series of exhibition matches in China. The AI system, called Lengpudashi, won a landslide victory and $290,000 (£230,000) in the five-day competition. It is the second time this year that an AI program has beaten competitive poker players. An earlier version of the program, known as Libratus, beat four of the world's best poker pros during a 20-day game in January. The AI systems were the work of Tuomas Sandholm, a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon University in the US, and PhD student Noam Brown.

The importance of algorithms in our lives today cannot be overstated. They are used virtually everywhere, from financial institutions to dating sites. But some algorithms shape and control our world more than others -- and these ten are the most significant. Just a quick refresher before we get started. Though there's no formal definition, computer scientists describe algorithms as a set of rules that define a sequence of operations.

With the immense progress seen in terms of voice and image recognition by AI, one of the next big focuses is language. Researchers are honing on their vision on helping computers generate language with more ease and more efficiency. Full-blown conversations with machines has long been a fascination of humanity, but with all the complexities and subtleties of language, it's going to be a herculean effort. While 2017 will surely see great advancements in this area, for the time being our Siri's and Alexa's won't make for great debate club partners. The new buzz around machine-learning is centered around a technique called generative adversarial networks.

Move over, managers, there's a new boss in the office: artificial intelligence. The same technology that enables a navigation app to find the most efficient route to your destination or lets an online store recommend products based on past purchases is on the verge of transforming the office--promising to remake how we look for job candidates, get the most out of workers and keep our best workers on the job. These applications aim to analyze a vast amount of data and search for patterns--broadening managers' options and helping them systematize processes that are often driven simply by instinct. And just like shopping sites, the AIs are designed to learn from experience to get an ever-better idea of what managers want. A company can provide a job description, and AI will collect and crunch data from a variety of sources to find people with the right talents, with experience to match--candidates who might never have thought of applying to the company, and whom the company might never have thought of seeking out.

From driving cars to beating chess masters at their own game, computers are already performing incredible feats. And artificial intelligence is quickly advancing, allowing computers to learn from experience without the need for human input. But scientists are concerned that computers are already overtaking us in their abilities, raising the prospect that we could lose control of them altogether. Scientists are concerned that computers are already overtaking us in their abilities, raising the prospect that we could lose control of them altogether. A recent report by PwC found that four in 10 jobs are at risk of being replaced by robots.

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Libratus, the poker-playing AI that crushed four world-class pros in January, has put another group of human players to shame. This time, the upgraded variant of the AI known as "Lengpudashi" or "cold poker master" took on World Series veteran Alan Du and a team of engineers, computer scientists and investors. Instead of using pure poker skills to try and defeat Lengpudashi like the first team did, the new players applied what they know about machine learning to their game. Alas, their strategy didn't work, and the AI still won by a landslide after playing 36,000 hands against the team at a resort on China's Hainan island. Unlike go, chess and other games AI play, you don't see your opponent's hand in poker.

Beijing: Alan Du, a venture capitalist and World Series of Poker veteran, was in his fifth day of matching wits against his stone-cold opponent-- and his losses were piling up. His rival was literally inhuman. That's because Du went up against "Lengpudashi" an updated version of the Libratus artificial intelligence program that achieved a major milestone by besting four of the world's best poker pros in January. Housed within a super-computing centre near Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, its name, intended to resemble its English moniker, fittingly translates into "cold poker master." Du and five team members played 36,000 hands against the machine over the course of five days.

Terrorist attacks at public places are on the rise and authorities organizing large gatherings are always looking for ways to reinforce security. Increasing the number of security cameras is easy but monitoring the video they send requires a large number of people. Japanese technology giant Hitachi says artificial intelligence could help spot suspicious activity.

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