AlphaGo: How AI Conquered the World of Go
We used to believe that Go was such a complex game that machines would never be able to play it well. This game requires human creativity, we thought. Meanwhile the machines rose from the ashes of the nuclear fire. I mean, the computers were getting better and better, until one day there was a major breakthrough…
In this course we’ll start from the history of “artificial intelligence” as a concept, and then walk through the whole story of how AI finally came into the world of Go and how it changed this world for better or worse. They made a movie called “AlphaGo” that dramatically presented the events of the first AlphaGo matches. You are highly encouraged to watch that movie, because in this course, having retold the events of the movie, we are going beyond that, with a lot more detail, and into the present day.
Suitable for: 15k–9d. In order to fully enjoy some of the game reviews, 10k+ is recommended.
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One of the best and most valuable courses I've ever followed! I hope there will be more about AI Constructive critique please explain the reasons for the moves more deeply show how the AI is thinking rather than simply saying Atari Extend or Sente and explore more non AI ideas Even high level players find it hard to understand fully so for SDK level it is tougher We are waiting for more from you.
HelpfulI started to play Go after watching the AlphaGo documentary, so I found this course very interesting.
HelpfulLoved the insights on Air and the progress it Brings. However it was a bit over my head to follow all this pro and AI moves.
HelpfulInsightful course about developments since alphago. A bit dry towards the end once the AI decisions get very mysterious. Even though it's thematically relevant to this specific course, I'm a bit disappointed at GoMagic's constant use of AI generated art. Ugly, poor taste, environmentally bad. You should know better. Pay a real artist please.
HelpfulVery fascinating and interesting
HelpfulExcellent course. I especially liked the extended treatment of everything that happened after the Lee Sedol match: that usually gets a lot less attention. For this modest DDK the level was often over my head, but it was still a lot of fun to follow and learn.
HelpfulI was a bit resistant to starting this course because of my own feelings towards AI and the changes it’s caused in go. But Vadim reframes those changes really helpfully and has created an incredible course. I think the quizzes are some of the funnest I’ve come across on the platform.
Helpfulvery interesting course, but pretty hard for a weaker SDK
HelpfulInteresting but often too advanced for me.
HelpfulVery valueable indeed. I started playing few years before AlphaGo, following very closely AlphaLee in 2016. Then I stopped for many years and came back last year. Vadim made made me understand the innovations in the last decade, as well as the classics which resisted the ruins of time (spoiler: most of them did resist, from a sdk perspective)
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