Google’s AI AlphaGo to take on world No 1 Lee Se-dol in live broadcast

DeepMind's Go-playing software will play South Korean in five-match game live-streamed on YouTube, following victory over European champion

Google's French Go-champion-beating AlphaGo artificial intelligence will take on the Go world No 1 in a live broadcast from Seoul, South Korea. The contest will begin on 9 March and offers a $1m prize.

Founder of Google's DeepMind AI development house Demis Hassabis announced the news on Twitter, which will see the company's AlphaGo system take on 32-year-old South Korean Lee Se-dol, the current highest ranked Go player in the world, in a five-match game with $1m (687,000) at stake.