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Google DeepMind is edging towards a 3-0 victory against world Go champion Ke Jie

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DeepMind writes on its website that it hopes to uncover more secrets of the ancient game at the "Future of Go Summit," where it'll also be playing different versions of Go. The company is also visiting a number of Chinese companies and research institutes to talk about AI research.

AlphaGo beat its first world champion last March, when it defeated South Korea's Lee Sedol in a five-game tournament.

Demis Ke Jie and Eric Schmidt
Demis Hassabis, Ke Jie, and ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt.  DeepMind

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Sam Shead
Sam Shead
Sam was a Senior Technology Reporter for Business Insider UK.Previously he worked as Startups and Innovation Editor for Techworld, based in London, and The Daily Mail. His writing has also appeared in The Telegraph, The Guardian, The Independent, City A.M., and elsewhere. He has also appeared on the BBC, Sky News, Al Jazeera, Channel 5, Reuters TV, and spoken on Russia Today and Shares Radio. In 2015, Sam was shortlisted for Technology Journalist of the Year by the UK Tech Awards and in 2016 Sam was nominated as one of the 30 young journalists to watch by MHP Communications.Follow Sam on Twitter: @sam_l_shead