DeepMind's AI agents conquer human pros at Starcraft II

AI agents developed by Google's DeepMind subsidiary have beaten human pros at Starcraft II -- a first in the world of artificial intelligence. In a series of matches streamed on YouTube and Twitch, AI players beat the humans 10 games in a row. In the final match, pro player Grzegorz "MaNa" Komincz was able to snatch a single victory for humanity. "The history of AI has been marked by a number of significant benchmark victories in different games," David Silver, DeepMind's research co-lead, said after the matches. "And I hope -- though there's clearly work to do -- that people in the future may look back at [today] and perhaps consider this as another step forward for what AI systems can do."