Go on a computer? – In order to program a computer to play a reasonable game of Go, rather than merely a legal game – it is necessary to formalise the principles of good strategy, or to design a learning program. Many in the field of artificial intelligence consider Go to require more elements that mimic human thought than chess.

It has long been considered a difficult challenge in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) and is considerably more difficult to solve than chess. Go is a complex board game that requires intuition, creative and strategic thinking. Machine trains self to beat humans at world's hardest game, Retro Report, 2:51, Retro Report Background Difficult challenge in artificial intelligence This match was chosen by Science as one of the runners-up for Breakthrough of the Year, on 22 December 2016. It was given in recognition of AlphaGo's 'sincere efforts' to master Go. Īfter the match, The Korea Baduk Association awarded AlphaGo the highest Go grandmaster rank – an 'honorary 9 dan'. Lee received $170,000 ($150,000 for participating in the five games and an additional $20,000 for winning one game). Since AlphaGo won, Google DeepMind stated that the prize will be donated to charities, including UNICEF, and Go organisations. The winner of the match was slated to win $1 million. The match has been compared with the historic chess match between Deep Blue and Garry Kasparov in 1997. AlphaGo won all but the fourth game all games were won by resignation.

AlphaGo versus Lee Sedol, also known as the Google DeepMind Challenge Match, was a five-game Go match between top Go player Lee Sedol and AlphaGo, a computer Go program developed by Google DeepMind, played in Seoul, South Korea between 9 and 15 March 2016.

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