Opinion: Computer's Go victory reminds us that we need to question our reliance on AI
Thursday, March 17, 2016 - 08:30
in Mathematics & Economics
The victory of a computer over one of the world's strongest players of the game Go has been hailed by many as a landmark event in artificial intelligence. But why? After all, computers have beaten us at games before, most notably in 1997 when the computer Deep Blue triumphed over chess grandmaster Gary Kasparov.