Should you watch AlphaGo?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
AlphaGo
Documentary · 2017
The ancient Chinese game of Go has long been considered a grand challenge for artificial intelligence. Yet in 2016, Google's DeepMind team announced that they would be taking on Lee Sedol, the world's most elite Go champion. AlphaGo chronicles the team as it prepares to test the limits of its rapidly-evolving AI technology. The film pits man against machine, and reveals as much about the workings of the human mind as it does the future of AI.
The sides of AlphaGo
- Google DeepMind's program against Lee Sedol
- A five-game Go match in Seoul
- Engineers watching their machine play
AlphaGo is good for you if…
- you like holding your breath over a single move on a Go board.
- you like a champion facing an opponent nobody has faced before.
- you want to see the real match that made the news in 2016.
AlphaGo is bad for you if…
- you need more on screen than two players and a board.
About: artificial intelligence · man against machine · defeat
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