AlphaGo, computer Go program, Google DeepMind, London, United Kingdom

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Developer - Google DeepMind (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?4751)

Home page - deepmind.com/research/highlighted-research/alphago (https://www.deepmind.com/research/highlighted-research/alphago)

alphagomovie.com (https://www.alphagomovie.com)

AlphaGo (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AlphaGo) on Wikipedia

AlphaZero (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?t=17743), general reinforcement learning algorithm

Team:

Demis Hassabis (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?12451)

David Silver (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?t=21795)

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Article "Mastering the game of Go with deep neural networks and tree search (https://www.nature.com/articles/nature16961)"

by David Silver (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?t=21795), Aja Huang, Chris J. Maddison, Arthur Guez, Laurent Sifre, George van den Driessche, Julian Schrittwieser, Ioannis Antonoglou, Veda Panneershelvam, Marc Lanctot, Sander Dieleman, Dominik Grewe, John Nham, Nal Kalchbrenner, Ilya Sutskever, Timothy Lillicrap, Madeleine Leach, Koray Kavukcuoglu, Thore Graepel & Demis Hassabis
January 27, 2016

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https://youtu.be/SUbqykXVx0A

Google DeepMind: Ground-breaking AlphaGo masters the game of Go

Published on Jan 27, 2016


In a paper published in Nature on 28th January 2016, we describe a new approach to computer Go. This is the first time ever that a computer program “AlphaGo” has defeated a human professional player.

The game of Go is widely viewed as an unsolved “grand challenge” for artificial intelligence. Games are a great testing ground for inventing smarter, more flexible algorithms that have the ability to tackle problems in ways similar to humans. The first classic game mastered by a computer was noughts and crosses (also known as tic-tac-toe) in 1952. But until now, one game has thwarted A.I. researchers: the ancient game of Go.

Despite decades of work, the strongest computer Go programs only played at the level of human amateurs. AlphaGo has won over 99% of games against the strongest other computer Go programs. It also defeated the human European champion by 5-0 in tournament games, a feat previously believed to be at least a decade away. In March 2016, AlphaGo will face its ultimate challenge: a 5-game challenge match in Seoul against the legendary Lee Sedol—the top Go player in the world over the past decade

This video tells the story so far...

With Demis Hassabis, Google DeepMind

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https://youtu.be/g-dKXOlsf98

The computer that mastered Go

Published on Jan 27, 2016


Go is an ancient Chinese board game, often viewed as the game computers could never play. Now researchers from Google-owned company DeepMind have proven the naysayers wrong, creating an artificial intelligence - called AlphaGo – which has beaten a professional Go player for the first time. In this Nature Video, we go behind the scenes to learn about the game, the programme and what this means for the future of AI.

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In March 2016, AlphaGo will face its ultimate challenge: a 5-game challenge match in Seoul against the legendary Lee Sedol (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Se-dol), the top Go player in the world over the past decade.

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"AlphaGo: using machine learning to master the ancient game of Go (https://blog.google/technology/ai/alphago-machine-learning-game-go)"

January 27, 2016

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Article "Google's artificial intelligence machine to battle human champion of 'Go' (https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/mar/07/go-board-game-google-alphago-lee-se-dol)"
Lee Se-dol, 33, one of the world’s top players of the ancient Asian pastime, is confident he can beat Alphago. But he hasn’t seen improvements made to the system – and the match results could have implications far beyond the game

by Alex Hern
March 7, 2016

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https://youtu.be/vFr3K2DORc8

Match 1 - Google DeepMind Challenge Match: Lee Sedol vs AlphaGo

Started streaming March 9, 2016


Watch DeepMind's program AlphaGo take on the legendary Lee Sedol (9-dan pro), the top Go player of the past decade, in a $1M 5-game challenge match in Seoul. This is the livestream for Match 1 to be played on: 9th March 13:00 KST (local), 04:00 GMT; note for US viewers this is the day before on: 8th March 20:00 PT, 23:00 ET.

In October 2015, AlphaGo became the first computer program ever to beat a professional Go player by winning 5-0 against the reigning 3-times European Champion Fan Hui (2-dan pro). That work was featured in a front cover article in the science journal Nature in January 2016.

Match commentary by Michael Redmond (9-dan pro) and Chris Garlock.

AlphaGo team at DeepMind wins the first round against Lee Sedol!

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https://youtu.be/l7ngy56GY6k

AlphaGo beats Lee Sedol

Published on Mar 9, 2016


DeepMind's program AlphaGo defeated Lee Sedol (9-dan pro), the top Go player of the past decade, in the first match in Seoul on 9th March 2016. Match commentary by Michael Redmond (9-dan pro) and Chris Garlock.

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Article "‘I’m in shock!’ How an AI beat the world’s best human at Go (https://www.newscientist.com/article/2079871-im-in-shock-how-an-ai-beat-the-worlds-best-human-at-go)"

by Mark Zastrow
March 9, 2016

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https://youtu.be/l-GsfyVCBu0

Match 2 - Google DeepMind Challenge Match: Lee Sedol vs AlphaGo

Started streaming March 10, 2016

Lee Sedol vs AlphaGo 0:2

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https://youtu.be/nA2Pb62V-1M

AlphaGo beats Lee Sedol again, in match 2

Published on Mar 10, 2016


On Google DeepMind Challenge Match 2, DeepMind's program AlphaGo defeated Lee Sedol (9-dan pro, the top Go player of the past decade). The match took place in Seoul on 10 March 2016. Match commentary by Michael Redmond (9-dan pro) and Chris Garlock.

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https://youtu.be/BtBGV4zHqN8

Don’t freak out over Google’s AI beating a Go grandmaster. It’s a good thing

Published on Mar 10, 2016


The match between Google's AlphaGo and a top ranked human player is a way of judging the suddenly rapid progress of artificial intelligence that may show how far these technologies have come—and how far they may go.

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https://youtu.be/bIQxOsRAXCo

Match 1 15 min Summary - Google DeepMind Challenge Match

Published on Mar 11, 2016


15 minute Summary by Michael Redmond 9 dan professional and Chris Garlock on today's historic second match between DeepMind's program AlphaGo take on the legendary Lee Sedol (9-dan pro), the top Go player of the past decade, in a $1M 5-game challenge match in Seoul.

In October 2015, AlphaGo became the first computer program ever to beat a professional Go player by winning 5-0 against the reigning 3-times European Champion Fan Hui (2-dan pro). That work was featured in a front cover article in the science journal Nature in January 2016.

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https://youtu.be/qUAmTYHEyM8

Match 3 - Google DeepMind Challenge Match: Lee Sedol vs AlphaGo

Started streaming March 12, 2016

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https://youtu.be/_OV0Hlj8Fb8

AlphaGo 3-0 Lee Sedol, AlphaGo wins DeepMind Challenge

Published on Mar 12, 2016

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https://youtu.be/1aMt7ulL6EI

Match 2 15 Minute Summary - Google DeepMind Challenge Match 2016

Published on Mar 12, 2016


15 minute Summary by Michael Redmond 9 dan professional and Chris Garlock on today's historic second match between DeepMind's program AlphaGo take on the legendary Lee Sedol (9-dan pro), the top Go player of the past decade, in a $1M 5-game challenge match in Seoul.

In October 2015, AlphaGo became the first computer program ever to beat a professional Go player by winning 5-0 against the reigning 3-times European Champion Fan Hui (2-dan pro). That work was featured in a front cover article in the science journal Nature in January 2016.

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https://youtu.be/6hROM_bxZ9E

Match 3 15 Minute Summary - Google DeepMind Challenge Match 2016

Published on Mar 12, 2016


15 minute Summary by Michael Redmond 9 dan professional and Chris Garlock on today's third match between DeepMind's program AlphaGo take on the legendary Lee Sedol (9-dan pro), the top Go player of the past decade, in a $1M 5-game challenge match in Seoul.

In October 2015, AlphaGo became the first computer program ever to beat a professional Go player by winning 5-0 against the reigning 3-times European Champion Fan Hui (2-dan pro). That work was featured in a front cover article in the science journal Nature in January 2016.

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https://youtu.be/yCALyQRN3hw

Match 4 - Google DeepMind Challenge Match: Lee Sedol vs AlphaGo

Started streaming March 13, 2016

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https://youtu.be/XZotQte2HbY

Lee Sedol beats AlphaGo!

Published on Mar 13, 2016


On Google DeepMind Challenge Match 4, Lee Sedol (9-dan pro, the top Go player of the past decade) defeated DeepMind's program AlphaGo. The match took place in Seoul on 13 March 2016. Match commentary by Michael Redmond (9-dan pro) and Chris Garlock.
Lee Sedol vs AlphaGo, Match 4

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https://youtu.be/G5gJ-pVo1gs

Match 4 15 Minute Summary - Google DeepMind Challenge Match 2016

Published on Mar 13, 2016


15 Minute Summary by Michael Redmond 9 dan professional and Chris Garlock on today's amazing fourth match between DeepMind's program AlphaGo take on the legendary Lee Sedol (9-dan pro), the top Go player of the past decade, in a $1M 5-game challenge match in Seoul.

In October 2015, AlphaGo became the first computer program ever to beat a professional Go player by winning 5-0 against the reigning 3-times European Champion Fan Hui (2-dan pro). That work was featured in a front cover article in the science journal Nature in January 2016.

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https://youtu.be/mzpW10DPHeQ

Match 5 - Google DeepMind Challenge Match: Lee Sedol vs AlphaGo

Started streaming March 15, 2016


Watch DeepMind's program AlphaGo take on the legendary Lee Sedol (9-dan pro), the top Go player of the past decade, in a $1M 5-game challenge match in Seoul. This is the livestream for Match 5 to be played on: 15th March 13:00 KST (local), 04:00 GMT; note for US viewers this is the day before on: 14th March 21:00 PT, 00:00 ET.

In October 2015, AlphaGo became the first computer program ever to beat a professional Go player by winning 5-0 against the reigning 3-times European Champion Fan Hui (2-dan pro). That work was featured in a front cover article in the science journal Nature in January 2016.

Match commentary by Michael Redmond (9-dan pro) and Chris Garlock.

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https://youtu.be/rOL6QJdAlm8

AlphaGo beats Lee Sedol in final match

Published on Mar 15, 2016


On Google DeepMind Challenge Match 5, Lee Sedol (9-dan pro, the top Go player of the past decade) was defeated by DeepMind's program AlphaGo. The match took place in Seoul on 15 March 2016. Match commentary by Michael Redmond (9-dan pro) and Chris Garlock.

Lee Sedol vs AlphaGo, Match 5

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Article "The Go Files: AI computer wraps up 4-1 victory against human champion (https://www.nature.com/news/the-go-files-ai-computer-wraps-up-4-1-victory-against-human-champion-1.19575)"
Nature reports from AlphaGo's victory in Seoul.

by Tanguy Chouard
March 15, 2016

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https://youtu.be/QxHdPdRcMhw

Match 5 15 Minute Summary - Google DeepMind Challenge Match 2016

Published on Mar 18, 2016


15 Minute Summary by Michael Redmond 9 dan professional and Chris Garlock on today's nail-biting fifth and final match between DeepMind's program AlphaGo take on the legendary Lee Sedol (9-dan pro), the top Go player of the past decade, in a $1M 5-game challenge match in Seoul.

In October 2015, AlphaGo became the first computer program ever to beat a professional Go player by winning 5-0 against the reigning 3-times European Champion Fan Hui (2-dan pro). That work was featured in a front cover article in the science journal Nature in January 2016.

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https://youtu.be/KsbQ_HNX6Pg

AI vs. Human: the greatest Go tournament ever

Published on Mar 18, 2016


Google's 'AlphaGo' and the world's top ranked Go player go head-to-head in a battle to decide whether or not an AI can be programmed to win a game as complicated as Go.

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Article "South Korea trumpets $860-million AI fund after AlphaGo 'shock' (https://www.nature.com/news/south-korea-trumpets-860-million-ai-fund-after-alphago-shock-1.19595)"
Historic win by Google DeepMind's Go-playing program has South Korean government playing catch-up on artificial intelligence.

by Mark Zastrow
March 18, 2016

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Article "Google’s AI won the game Go by defying millennia of basic human instinct (https://qz.com/639952/googles-ai-won-the-game-go-by-defying-millennia-of-basic-human-instinct)"

by Joon Ian Wong, Nikhil Sonnad
March 25, 2016

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https://youtu.be/MGTZrmRCzEI

What the AI behind AlphaGo teaches us about humanity

Published on May 17, 2016


When Google's AI beat the world's Go champion 4-1, it stirred a certain sadness in many people. But the reality is the technologies at the heart of AlphaGo are the future. So it's a time to be excited not scared.

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Article "Google reveals secret test of AI bot to beat top Go players (https://www.nature.com/news/google-reveals-secret-test-of-ai-bot-to-beat-top-go-players-1.21253)"
Updated version of DeepMind's AlphaGo program behind mystery online competitor.

by Elizabeth Gibney
January 4, 2017

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https://youtu.be/f_r9smp4-0U

Exploring the mysteries of Go with AlphaGo and China's top players

Published on Apr 10, 2017


DeepMind is excited to share the news that AlphaGo, China’s top Go players, and leading A.I. experts from Google and China will come together in Wuzhen, in May 2017 for the “Future of Go Summit".

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https://youtu.be/uvtRWWzuybo

Demis Hassabis on AlphaGo: its legacy and the 'Future of Go Summit' in Wuzhen, China

Published on Apr 10, 2017


DeepMind co-founder and CEO, Demis Hassabis discusses the story of AlphaGo so far, and his hopes for next month's 'Future of Go Summit' in Wuzhen, China.

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Article "Exploring mysteries go Alphago and Chinas top-players (https://blog.google/topics/google-asia/exploring-mysteries-go-alphago-and-chinas-top-players)"

by Demis Hassabis
April 10, 2016

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https://youtu.be/LEtVi9qTY84

Why go is so difficult for AI...

Published on May 19, 2017


You’ve probably heard of AlphaGo and the upcoming five-day festival of Go and artificial intelligence in China but did you every wonder why Go is such a difficult game for AI? Well, wonder no more!

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https://youtu.be/efbOGC0_Ac8

AlphaGo defeats Ke Jie in match one, 23 May 2017

Published on May 23, 2017


In the first match of the “Future of Go Summit”, AlphaGo defeated Ke Jie, the world's number one Go player. The “Future of Go summit” is held in Wuzhen, China.

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https://youtu.be/Z-HL5nppBnM

The Future of Go Summit, Match One: Ke Jie & AlphaGo

Streamed live May 23, 2017


Watch AlphaGo and the world's number one Go player, Ke Jie, explore the mysteries of the game together in the first of three classic 1:1 matches. This is the livestream for match one to be played on Tuesday 23 May 10:30 CST (local), 03:30 BST

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Article "Revamped AlphaGo Wins First Game Against Chinese Go Grandmaster (https://www.wired.com/2017/05/revamped-alphago-wins-first-game-chinese-go-grandmaster)"

by Cade Metz
May 23, 2017

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https://youtu.be/cupxZ2Mz6VI

The Future of Go Summit: AlphaGo & Ke Jie match 1 moves analysis

Published on May 23, 2017


Catch up on most exciting moves from the first AlphaGo & Ke Jie match at The Future of Go Summit. With commentary from DeepMind research scientist, Thore Graepel, and 9-dan professional, Michael Redmond.

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https://youtu.be/1U1p4Mwis60

The Future of Go Summit, Match Two: Ke Jie & AlphaGo

Streamed live on May 25, 2017


Watch AlphaGo and the world's number one Go player, Ke Jie, explore the mysteries of the game together in the second of three classic 1:1 matches. This is the livestream for match two to be played on Thursday 25 May 10:30 CST (local), 03:30 BST

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https://youtu.be/5fOmbqjH7zI

The Future of Go Summit: AlphaGo & Ke Jie match 2 moves analysis

Published on May 25, 2017


Catch up on most exciting moves from the second AlphaGo & Ke Jie match at The Future of Go Summit. With commentary from DeepMind research scientist, Thore Graepel, and 9-dan professional, Michael Redmond.

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https://youtu.be/KrPYHvXdILU

AlphaGo defeats Team Go, 26 May 2017

Published on May 26, 2017


In the “Future of Go Summit”, AlphaGo defeated Team Go, a five player team of China's top pro players: Chen Yaoye, Zhou Ruiyang, Mi Yuting, Shi Yue, Tang Weixing.

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https://youtu.be/V-_Cu6Hwp5U

The Future of Go Summit: AlphaGo Pair Go & Team Go

Streamed live May 26, 2017


Watch AlphaGo team up with some of China's top pro players to explore the hidden mysteries of the game in two exciting match formats:

Pair Go: where one Chinese pro will play against another with their own AlphaGo teammate, alternating moves, to take the concept of 'learning together' quite literally.

Team Go: where AlphaGo and a five player team of China's top pro players work together to test AlphaGo's creativity and adaptability to their combined style.

This is the livestream for Team & Pair Go to be played on Friday 26 May 08:30 CST (local), 01:30 BST and 12:30 CST (local), 05:30 BST.

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https://youtu.be/ru0E7N0-kFE

The Future of Go Summit, Match Three: Ke Jie & AlphaGo

Streamed live May 26, 2017


Watch AlphaGo and the world's number one Go player, Ke Jie, explore the mysteries of the game together in the third of three classic 1:1 matches. This is the livestream for match three to be played on Saturday 27 May 10:30 CST (local), 03:30 BST.

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Article "AlphaGo retires from competitive Go after defeating world number one 3-0 (https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/27/15704088/alphago-ke-jie-game-3-result-retires-future)"

by Sam Byford
May 27, 2017

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Article "No more playing games: AlphaGo AI to tackle some real world challenges (https://theconversation.com/no-more-playing-games-alphago-ai-to-tackle-some-real-world-challenges-78472)"

by Geoff Goodhill
June 5, 2017

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https://youtu.be/CUZxe7bXKxo

Ke Jie and DeepMind's Go Ambassador Fan Hui review the 3rd AlphaGo vs Ke Jie game

Published on Sep 15, 2017


Watch world champion Go player Ke Jie and DeepMind's Go Ambassador Fan Hui review the three AlphaGo vs Ke Jie games played in the Future of Go summit in Wuzhen in May 2017. Their review is aided by real-time analysis from the same version of AlphaGo that played in Wuzhen (3 of 3).

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Article "AlphaGo Zero Shows Machines Can Become Superhuman Without Any Help (https://www.technologyreview.com/s/609141/alphago-zero-shows-machines-can-become-superhuman-without-any-help)"
An upgraded version of the game-playing AI teaches itself every trick in the Go book, using a new form of machine learning.

by Will Knight
October 18, 2017

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https://youtu.be/WXHFqTvfFSw

AlphaGo Zero: Discovering new knowledge (https://deepmind.com/blog/alphago-zero-learning-scratch)

Published on Oct 18, 2017


DeepMind's Professor David Silver describes AlphaGo Zero, the latest evolution of AlphaGo, the first computer program to defeat a world champion at the ancient Chinese game of Go. Zero is even more powerful and is arguably the strongest Go player in history.

Previous versions of AlphaGo initially trained on thousands of human amateur and professional games to learn how to play Go. AlphaGo Zero skips this step and learns to play simply by playing games against itself, starting from completely random play. In doing so, it quickly surpassed human level of play and defeated the previously published champion-defeating version of AlphaGo by 100 games to 0.

If similar techniques can be applied to other structured problems, such as protein folding, reducing energy consumption or searching for revolutionary new materials, the resulting breakthroughs have the potential to positively impact society.

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https://youtu.be/mFh_oo8cXhs

AlphaGo's AI upgrade gets round the need for human input

Published on Oct 18, 2017


AlphaGo Zero, Google DeepMind's artificially intelligent Go player, dominates humans and other AIs by learning itself – without any human training

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https://youtu.be/kEzTDFanl2g

AlphaGo: the next generation

Published on Oct 20, 2017


Has AI entered unchartered territory with the latest incarnation of AlphaGo? Sam Wong, Jacob Aron and Sally Adee discuss where the next generation of game-playing AIs will take us.

"AlphaGo’s AI upgrade gets round the need for human input (https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23631484-000-alphagos-ai-upgrade-gets-round-the-need-for-human-input)"

by Timothy Revell
October 18, 2017

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https://youtu.be/v36OO-vZTQk

This AI doesn’t need any help from humans

Published on Oct 20, 2017


Scientists have developed a new AI that can teach itself how to be the master of an ancient board game.

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https://youtu.be/9xlSy9F5WtE

New DeepMind AI beats AlphaGo 100-0

Published on Oct 30, 2017

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Article "Former Go champion beaten by DeepMind retires after declaring AI invincible (https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/27/20985260/ai-go-alphago-lee-se-dol-retired-deepmind-defeat)"
‘Even if I become the number one, there is an entity that cannot be defeated’

by James Vincent
November 27, 2019

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https://youtu.be/WXuK6gekU1Y

AlphaGo - The Movie | Full documentary

Mar 13, 2020


With more board configurations than there are atoms in the universe, the ancient Chinese game of Go has long been considered a grand challenge for artificial intelligence. On March 9, 2016, the worlds of Go and artificial intelligence collided in South Korea for an extraordinary best-of-five-game competition, coined The DeepMind Challenge Match. Hundreds of millions of people around the world watched as a legendary Go master took on an unproven AI challenger for the first time in history.

Directed by Greg Kohs with an original score by Academy Award nominee, Hauschka, AlphaGo chronicles a journey from the halls of Oxford, through the backstreets of Bordeaux, past the coding terminals of DeepMind in London, and ultimately, to the seven-day tournament in Seoul. As the drama unfolds, more questions emerge: What can artificial intelligence reveal about a 3000-year-old game? What can it teach us about humanity?

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https://youtu.be/8tq1C8spV_g

AlphaGo Official Trailer

Sep 19, 2017


alphagomovie.com (https://www.alphagomovie.com)
Watch on Google Play Movies → https://goo.gl/cyhDYu
AlphaGo chronicles a journey from the halls of Cambridge, through the backstreets of Bordeaux, past the coding terminals of DeepMind, to Seoul, where a legendary Go master faces an unproven AI challenger. As the drama unfolds, questions emerge: What can artificial intelligence reveal about a 3000-year-old game? What will it teach us about humanity?