AlphaGo

AlphaGo is a computer program that plays the board game Go. It was developed by Alphabet Inc.'s Google DeepMind in London.

Quotes about AlphaGo

• AlphaGo's way is not to make territory here or there, but to place every stone in a position where it will be most useful. This is the true theory of Go: not 'what do I want to build?', but rather 'how can I use every stone to its full potential?
  • Fan Hui, Match 1 wrap up, deepmind.com (23 May 2017)

• ...there was a cut that quite shocked me, because it was a move that would never happen in a human-to-human Go match. But, afterwards I analyzed the move and I found that it was very good. It is one move with two or even more purposes. We call it one stone, two birds.
  • Ke Jie, Match 1 wrap up, deepmind.com (23 May 2017)