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Quantum version of the ancient game of Go could be ultimate AI test

Quantum version of the ancient game of Go could be ultimate AI test

4 August 2020

DeepMind’s AlphaZero AI has conquered Go, an ancient Chinese board game, to become the best player in the world, but a quantum version of the game is much harder
Uncrewed vessel

Australia will use robot boats to find asylum seekers at sea

31 July 2020

Five-metre-long uncrewed vessels that look like miniature sailing boats will be able to operate at sea for extended periods of time, but plans to look for asylum seekers have human rights groups concerned

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