Posted: Mar 09, 2016 2:18 pm
New Scientist has just notified me of this report, on the contest between the AlphaGo artificial intelligence Go playing program, and Lee Sedol, currently considered the world's best human player.
Apparently, AlphaGo has won the first of the five scheduled games in the challenge match, and Lee Sedol is reported to have said “I didn’t think AlphaGo would play the game in such a perfect manner.” after the defeat.
The result is all the more striking, because even a number of experts in the AI field, regarded this level of proficiency on the part of an AI Go program to be a decade away.
It's possible that Lee could recover and take the next four games. But, AlphaGo has already defeated a previous human Go player of stature, European champion Fan Hui, a straight 5-0. If Lee Sedol is going to beat AlphaGo, it appears he has his work cut out for him.
Apparently, AlphaGo has won the first of the five scheduled games in the challenge match, and Lee Sedol is reported to have said “I didn’t think AlphaGo would play the game in such a perfect manner.” after the defeat.
The result is all the more striking, because even a number of experts in the AI field, regarded this level of proficiency on the part of an AI Go program to be a decade away.
It's possible that Lee could recover and take the next four games. But, AlphaGo has already defeated a previous human Go player of stature, European champion Fan Hui, a straight 5-0. If Lee Sedol is going to beat AlphaGo, it appears he has his work cut out for him.