Last night, AlphaGo beat Lee Sedol again to finish the 5 game challenge match ahead 4 games to 1. It was an exceptionally tight game. One commentator suggested Lee Sedol was behind by 2.5 points at the end when he resigned. There was no potential… Read More
Great game. Lee Sedol played some awesome moves and glory be, AlphaGo actually made mistakes. Go great Gu Li described Lee Sedol’s move 78 as “the hand of God”. AlphaGo is up 3-1 and has won the series, but Sedol has a chance for one… Read More
I tried to stay up late last night to watch game 3 of the Google DeepMind million dollar challenge – Go great Lee Sedol vs the bot, AlphaGo. The match started at 11 PM our time. I lasted until 1:30 AM after which I needed… Read More
Go champ Lee Sedol has been defeated for a second game in a row by the bot, AlphaGo. I stayed up last night for part of the game – it started at 11 PM, but I had to get to bed as I have to… Read More
Super-bot Alpha Go defeated Lee Sedol in the first of 5 games in their million dollar match. AlphaGo won by resignation after 186 moves. Lee Sedol said at the post-game press conference, ‘I would like to express my respect to Demis and his team for… Read More
I suppose just about everyone in North America knows the John Henry story. In the annals of American folk tales in general and African-American folk tales more specifically it’s a big one. It’s a big one because it’s the story of the underdog. John Henry… Read More
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