Is Google DeepMind's Go win a turning point for AI research?

He continued: "We wanted to see if we could build a system that could learn to play and beat the best Go players by just providing the games of professional players. We are thrilled to have achieved this milestone, which has been a lifelong dream of mine. Our hope is that in the future we can apply these techniques to other challenges -- from instant translation to smartphone assistants to advances in health care."