Google's AI is no smarter than a first grader, study says

Google's AlphaGo may have unseated Ke Jie as the Go world champion but it's no smarter than a kindergartner. A study published Saturday showed Google's artificial intelligence technology scored best out of 50 systems that Chinese researchers tested against an AI scale they created, although it's still no smarter than a six year old, CNBC reported Monday. AI systems have developed so quickly that it's been able to act as an assistant, take an exam and even outperform us at strategy games.