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They can clean our homes, replace our friends and — if you ask James Cameron — potentially terminate us. Now, thanks to the good people over at Science, computers can now beat us at our own games — literally. 

A team of researchers at Google now say they have created a computer program for the ancient game of Go that can defeat even the most accomplished human opponent. If true, it could represent a major breakthrough in the evolution of artificial intelligence. 

Go originated in China roughly 2,500 year ago and is said to be a favorite of Chairman Mao, who had his generals study it. The game requires players to encircle his or her opponent’s piece with pieces of the opposing color. The game presents a dizzying array of possibilities as it progresses, with some even speculating that it presents more board configurations than atoms in the…

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