What we learned in Seoul with AlphaGo
What we learned in Seoul with AlphaGo ABOUT ZENFONE - What we learned in Seoul with AlphaGo, Go isn�t just a game�it�s a living, breathing culture of players, analysts, fans, and legends. Over the last 10 days in Seoul, South Korea, we�ve been lucky enough to witness some of that incredible excitement firsthand. Weve also had the chance to see something thats never happened before: DeepMinds AlphaGo took on and defeated legendary Go player, Lee Sedol (9-dan professional with 18 world titles), marking a major milestone for artificial intelligence. Pedestrians checking in on the AlphaGo vs. Lee Sedol Go match on the streets of Seoul (March 13) Go may be one of the oldest games in existence, but the attention to our five-game tournament exceeded even our wildest imaginations. Searches for Go rules and Go boards spiked in the U.S. In China, tens of millions watched live streams of the matches, and the �Man vs. Machine Go Showdown� hashtag saw 200 million pageviews on Sina Weibo. Sales of G...