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Move 37 Is the Moment AI Changes Everything. It's Suddenly Happening Everywhere

Move 37, the famous fifth-game move by DeepMind's AlphaGo against Lee Sedol in 2016, is now seen as the moment AI changed everything, and similar breakthrough moments are occurring across the field, according to Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind. Hassabis argues that such instances of AI surprising its creators signal a shift from narrow to general capabilities, and he expects these 'move 37 moments' to become increasingly common as AI systems advance.

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https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/move-37-ai-demis-hassabis-google-deepmind-alphago-ec832a41 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49233330

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