AlphaGo: round two

In January 2016, AlphaGo won against a top go player.   This victory was a huge success for Artificial Intelligence (AI).   It was also a huge shock for the go community.  The community has started to study AlphaGo and explore new ways to play go.  New styles may emerge.

End of May, there will be a round two.  Chinese government and AlphaGo set up an event with Chinese professional player to explore this new opportunity.  The central event will be AlphaGo playing against the world number one player.   Many lessons may come from this event.

To be followed…

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