Human finally sees victory against Google computer in Go tournament
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Seoul - International Go champion Lee Sedol notched up his first victory Sunday amid a five-game tournament against an artificial intelligence programme, marking a faint hurrah for humanity over machine.
Lee has already lost the tournament, after Google's AlphaGo machine won the first three sets during the last week.
Nonetheless, he celebrated after enduring three losses that he had said left him speechless.
Sunday's game lasted more than four and a half hours.
The Go victory has been seen as a massive advance in computer intelligence, as the ancient game has long been considered too complex for machines to master.
The tournament will continue through Tuesday.
- DPA
