Fourtoonetothecomputer.Thatwasthescore.AlphaGo,aprogramdevelopedbyGoogle'sLondon-basedartificialintelligence (AI) teamDeep-Mind,hasjustbeatenahumanatareallycomplicatedgame.ThefieldofhonorisaGo(围棋) boardinSeoul (首尔),SouthKorea.LeeSedol (李世石),aSouthKorean,isaworldGochampionandisconsideredthegame'smostoutstandingplayer.ButhewasdefeatedbyAlphaGo.
ThecontesthasdrawntensofthousandsofonlinespectatorswhohavefollowedthematchesliveontheInternet.VideosofthecompetitionhavereceivedmorethanfourmillionviewssincethecontestbeganonMarch9.Thefive-gamecontesttookaweekinall.Whileatapre-matchpressconference,Leesaidhewasconfidenthewouldwinfivetonil (零分) or,atleast,fourtoone,hedefeatedAlphaGoonlyonceinthefourthgame.
"WhenIlookbackonthethreegames,evenifIweretogobackandredothefirstgame,IthinkIwouldnotbeabletowinbecauseImisjudgedAlphaGo,"Leesaidatapost-gamepressconferenceonMarch12,followinghisthirdstraightdefeat.Go,whichoriginatedinChinathousandsofyearsago,isplayedona19x19boardwithblackandwhitestones (棋子).Theboard'ssizemeansthenumberofpossiblemovesisgreaterthanthenumberofatomsintheobservableuniverse.Goissaidtobetheonlygamethattrulybalancestheleftandrightsidesofthebrain.AccordingtoDemisHassabis,theleadingfounderofDeepMind,Goposesamoredifficultprogrammingchallengethanchess.AlphaGo'ssuccessmarkedthemostsignificantmilestoneeverinAI.
YetAlphaGoisonlygoingtogetsmarterasitgathersmoredatafromwhichitlearns.Askedwhethertherewasaceilingtoitsabilities,Hassabissaidhedidnotknow."Ifthereis,wehaven'tfoundityet."
25.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutGo?___
A.GoisagamedatingbacktomillionsofyearsagoinChina.
B.Goisplayedona19x19boardwithblackandredstones.
C.ThepossiblemovesofGoisbeyondourimagination.
D.Goistheonlygamethatwilldogoodtoyourbrain.
26.ThecontestbetweenAlphaGoandLeeSedol___.
A.endedupwithfivetonil
B.lastedmorethanaweek
C.arousedpeople'slovetothegameofGo
D.drewmanype