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Wed, September 27, 2023 | 08:48

'Win or lose,' Google's AlphaGo made by human: China's premier

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday made a rare public comment on the matches between a human Go master and Google's artificial intelligence program that have grabbed global attention, pointing out that whether it won or lost the board game, the AlphaGo program is made by a human.

Lee Han-soo2016-03-16 14:55

AlphaGo wins final game after neck-and-neck race

AlphaGo wins final game after neck-and-neck race

alphago, google, Lee Sedol, go, AI, ai, artificial intelligence

Google-developed AI program AlphaGo defeated top-ranked go player Lee Se-dol of Korea in their fifth and final game in Seoul, Tuesday, which ran neck-and-neck for five hours. Lee lost after 280 moves; but this also indicated Lee had seen through play patterns of AlphaGo to defend relatively well compared to the previous games.

Park Si-soo | 2016-03-15 17:38

Human champ loses to AlphaGo

Lee Se-dol - from self-assertive to humble

Lee Se-dol - from self-assertive to humble

The historic match with Google’s artificial intelligence program, AlphaGo, has influenced Korea's go world champion Lee Se-dol to improving his masterful skills even more.

Kim Da-hee | 2016-03-15 16:55

Curiosity drew Lee Se-dol to AlphaGo

Curiosity drew Lee Se-dol to AlphaGo

Last November, I got a message from Jon Diamond, president of the British Go (“baduk” in Korean) Association. Over a teleconference, he told me that a sponsor in London - later revealed to be Google DeepMind - was interested in organizing a professional tournament.

Lee Ha-jin | 2016-03-15 14:21

Human champ loses to AlphaGo

Match 5: AlphaGo vs Lee Se-dol (LIVE)

Rematch with AlphaGo proposed

Rematch with AlphaGo proposed

The Korea Baduk Association (KBA) has asked Google for a rematch between the world top-ranked go player Lee Se-dol and AlphaGo, a news report said Tuesday.

Lee Han-soo | 2016-03-15 13:48

Match 5: AlphaGo vs Lee Se-dol (LIVE)

Match 5: AlphaGo vs Lee Se-dol (LIVE)

The final round of the historic go match between top-ranked Lee Se-dol of Korea and Google-developed artificial intelligence AlphaGo is ongoing at the Four Seasons Hotel in Seoul, Sunday.

2016-03-15 11:09

Curiosity drew Lee Se-dol to AlphaGo

[Q&As] 'I'll never exchange this win for anything in the world'

Q&As'I'll never exchange this win for anything in the world'

Lee Se-dol stepped into the venue for the after-match press briefing with a beaming smile on his face. His trembling high-tone voice laid bare the excitement he had after three consecutive losses to AlphaGo, which dealt a severe blow to his hard-won reputation. At the same time, he did his best to look calm and maintain his composure.

Park Si-soo | 2016-03-13 19:38

Lee Se-dol shows AlphaGo beatable

Lee Se-dol admits to losing composure in games with AlphaGo

"I've never felt this kind of pressure," Lee said during a post-match media briefing. "I wasn't good enough to handle that kind of burden. I'd like to apologize (to people). I think they must have had high expectations, but I came out lethargic."

Park Si-soo | 2016-03-13 10:48

Match 4: AlphaGo vs Lee Se-dol (LIVE)

Match 4: AlphaGo vs Lee Se-dol (LIVE)

The 4th round of the historic go match between top-ranked Lee Se-dol of Korea and Google-developed artificial intelligence AlphaGo is ongoing at the Four Seasons Hotel in Seoul, Sunday. Can the world champion fight back and redeem his tarnished reputation this time?

Park Si-soo | 2016-03-13 09:51

AlphaGo wins third consecutive victory

AlphaGo wins third consecutive victory

Google-developed artificial intelligence AlphaGo defeated the world go champion Lee Se-dol on Saturday, extending its winning streak to three games in the historic five-game tournament. AlphaGo’s victory once again stunned and disappointed many people who had hoped the South Korean go champ representing humankind would fight back and redeem his tarnished reputation in the thi...

Park Si-soo | 2016-03-12 15:59

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