"A Google artificial intelligence program defeated a Chinese grand master at the ancient board game Go on Tuesday, a major feather in the cap for the firm's AI ambitions as it looks to woo Beijing to gain re-entry into the country... The victory over the world's top player - which many thought would take decades to achieve - underlines the potential of artificial intelligence to take on humans at complex tasks..." http://www.reuters.com/article/us-science-intelligence-go-idUSKBN18J0PE?il=0 Sorry wrong category. AlphaGo is software. But: all the major players ARE working on AI chips.