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Renhao Wong · · 1 min read

Video: Jack Ma thinks AlphaGo was a waste of time

Aside from being a champion for entrepreneurship, Alibaba superstar Jack Ma is usually an advocate for the advancement of technology. Speaking at the Guiyang City Big Data Expo, however, Ma took issue with how developers and researchers like DeepMind, under Google, are choosing to push the boundaries of AI.

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Renhao Wong

Communications and digital media professional by day. Gamer by night.