2016
Google DeepMind's AlphaGo defeated Lee Sedol, one of the world's top Go players. Go, a complex board game with more possible moves than atoms in the universe, had long been considered a challenge for AI.38 AlphaGo's 4–1 victory over Sedol is a groundbreaking moment in AI, showcasing the power of deep learning techniques to handle highly complex strategic tasks that had previously been beyond AI's capabilities.
Hanson Robotics introduced Sophia, a highly advanced humanoid robot.39 Sophia can recognize faces, make eye contact and hold conversations using a combination of image recognition and natural language processing.