Artificial intelligence claims victory over legendary Go master

Technological history saw a new advancements in a match of Go between an artificial intelligence developed by Google and 18-time world champion, Lee Sedol in Seoul, South Korea. Five matches were held over a span of a week, starting on March 9 and ending March 15. "Yesterday, I was surprised," said Sedol after his defeat in game two, "but today, more than that, I'm speechless…there was not a moment in time when I felt that I was leading the game." AlphaGo, the AI machine, claimed victory 4–1 against Sedol. The win was a shock as experts had predicted that Go would not be conquered by a machine for another decade.