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AlphaGo

Recorded year2016

DeepMind's system beats Lee Sedol at Go using deep reinforcement learning.

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Monte Carlo methodRecorded · 1946enables
Deep Blue beats KasparovRecorded · 1997enables
Deep learning breakthroughRecorded · 2012enables
AI accelerator chipsRecorded · 2016requires

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Concrete Problems in AI SafetyRecorded · 2016enables
Learning from human feedbackRecorded · 2017enables
AI-run cooling plantsRecorded · 2018enables
Sim-to-real robot learningRecorded · 2019enables
AI chip-layout toolsRecorded · 2021enables
Reasoning modelsRecorded · 2024enables

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.