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After mastering Go, computers learn to play StarCraft

Published Mon, Nov 14, 2016 · 09:50 PM

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EARLIER this year, researchers' artificial intelligence (AI) beat a human in the dazzlingly complex board game known as Go. Not just once, but four times. It was a milestone in machine learning.

Now, the same Google-backed researchers who designed AlphaGo have their sights set on dominating a new game: StarCraft. This classic computer strategy game has attracted millions of fans, some of whom duel online in professional tournaments hosted by real-life sports leagues.

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