グーグルの人工知能「アルファ碁」、韓国イ・セドル九段に3連勝 無傷で勝ち越し

対局は13、15日まで全5局あるが、2局を残して「アルファ碁」が無敗で勝ち越しを決めた。

グーグル傘下のグーグル・ディープマインド社が開発した囲碁の人工知能「アルファ碁」と、「世界最強の棋士」と言われる韓国のイ・セドル九段(33)の対局は、3月12日に韓国・ソウル中心部のホテルで第3局があり、アルファ碁が勝って3連勝した。

対局は13、15日まで全5局あるが、2局を残してアルファ碁が無敗で勝ち越しを決めた。

ハフポスト韓国版によると、この日の対局でアルファ碁は、176手目でイ・セドル九段に中押し勝ちを決めた。賞金100万ドルはアルファ碁に与えられる。グーグル・ディープマインド社は、賞金をUNICEFと科学教育、囲碁関連の慈善団体に寄付する意向という。

1局(9日)、2局(10日)と連敗し、後がなくなったイ・セドル九段は、この日「自分の碁を打つ」と宣言。序盤から積極的に仕掛ける碁を展開したが、アルファ碁の守備は固く、イ・セドル九段の攻めを寄せ付けなかった。

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アルファ碁vs.イ・セドル
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Lee Se-Dol (R), one of the greatest modern players of the ancient board game Go, presents the \'Go\' game board with his signature to Google Deepmind head Demis Hassabis (L) during a closing ceremony after the fifth and final game of the Google DeepMind Challenge Match against Google-developed supercomputer AlphaGo at a hotel in Seoul on March 15, 2016.\nA Google-developed computer programme had the last word in its machine vs human challenge with South Korean Go grandmaster Lee Se-Dol, winning the final game for a sweeping 4-1 series victory. / AFP / JUNG Yeon-Je (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JUNG YEON-JE via Getty Images)
(SP)SOUTH KOREA-GO-LEE SEDOL VS ALPHAGO-FIFTH ROUND(02 of52)
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SEOUL, March 15, 2016 -- South Korean professional Go player Lee Sedol attends a press conference after finishing the final match of the Google DeepMind Challenge Match against Google\'s artificial intelligence program, AlphaGo, in Seoul, South Korea, March 15, 2016. Google\'s Go-playing computer program again defeated its human opponent in a final match on Tuesday that sealed its 4-1 victory. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin via Getty Images) (credit:Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images)
Professional 'Go' Player Lee Se-dol Plays Google's AlphaGo - Last Day(03 of52)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MARCH 15: In this handout image provided by Google, South Korean professional Go player Lee Se-Dol (R) reviews the match with other professional Go players after the final match against Google\'s artificial intelligence program, AlphaGo, during the Google DeepMind Challenge Match on March 15, 2016 in Seoul, South Korea. Lee Se-dol played a five-game match against a computer program developed by a Google, AlphaGo. (Photo by Google via Getty Images) (credit:Handout via Getty Images)
Professional 'Go' Player Lee Se-dol Plays Google's AlphaGo - Last Day(04 of52)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MARCH 15: South Korean professional Go player Lee Se-Dol (L) shakes hands with Demis Hassabis (R) co-founder of Google\'s artificial intelligence (AI) startup DeepMind looks after finishing the final match of the Google DeepMind Challenge Match against Google\'s artificial intelligence program, AlphaGo, on March 15, 2016 in Seoul, South Korea. Lee Se-dol is playing a five-match series against a computer program developed by a Google, AlphaGo. (Photo by Jeon Heon-Kyun-Pool/Getty Images) (credit:Pool via Getty Images)
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Hong Seok-Hyun (R), chairman of the Korea Baduk Association, awards an honorary \'ninth dan\' professional ranking for AlphaGo to David Silver (L), leader of the reinforcement learning research group at Google DeepMind, during a closing ceremony after the fifth and final game of the Google DeepMind Challenge Match between South Korean \'Go\' player Lee Se-Dol and Google-developed supercomputer AlphaGo at a hotel in Seoul on March 15, 2016.\nGoogle\'s artificial intelligence (AI) program AlphaGo has been awarded the highest Go grandmaster rank, reserved for those whose ability at the ancient board game borders on \'divinity\', South Korea\'s Go Association said. / AFP / JUNG Yeon-Je (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JUNG YEON-JE via Getty Images)
Professional 'Go' Player Lee Se-dol Plays Google's AlphaGo - Last Day(06 of52)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MARCH 15: In this handout image provided by Google, South Korean professional Go player Lee Se-Dol (R) watches as Google DeepMind\'s lead programmer Aja Huang (L) puts the Google\'s artificial intelligence program, AlphaGo\'s first stone, during the last Google DeepMind Challenge Match on March 12, 2016 in Seoul, South Korea. Lee Se-dol is playing a five-match series against a computer program developed by a Google, AlphaGo. (Photo by Google via Getty Images) (credit:Handout via Getty Images)
SKOREA-SCIENCE-COMPUTERS-AI(07 of52)
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Lee Se-Dol, one of the greatest modern players of the ancient board game Go, speaks at a post-match press conference after the fifth and final game of the Google DeepMind Challenge Match against Google-developed supercomputer AlphaGo at a hotel in Seoul on March 15, 2016.\nA Google-developed computer programme had the last word in its machine vs human challenge with South Korean Go grandmaster Lee Se-Dol, winning the final game for a sweeping 4-1 series victory. / AFP / JUNG Yeon-Je (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JUNG YEON-JE via Getty Images)
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Lee Se-Dol (C), one of the greatest modern players of the ancient board game Go, arrives before the third game of the Google DeepMind Challenge Match against Google-developed supercomputer AlphaGo at a hotel in Seoul on March 12, 2016. / AFP / JUNG Yeon-Je (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JUNG YEON-JE via Getty Images)
SKOREA-SCIENCE-COMPUTERS-AI(09 of52)
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Lee Se-Dol, one of the greatest modern players of the ancient board game Go, arrives before the third game of the Google DeepMind Challenge Match against Google-developed supercomputer AlphaGo at a hotel in Seoul on March 12, 2016. / AFP / JUNG Yeon-Je (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JUNG YEON-JE via Getty Images)
Professional 'Go' Player Lee Se-dol Set To Play Google's AlphaGo(10 of52)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MARCH 10: South Korean professional Go player Lee Se-Dol attends the press conference after the match against Google\'s artificial intelligence program, AlphaGo on March 10, 2016 in Seoul, South Korea. Google\'s computer program AlphaGo defeated its human opponent, South Korean professional Go player Lee Se-Dol in the second game. (Photo by Kim Min-Hee-Pool/Getty Images) (credit:Pool via Getty Images)
Professional 'Go' Player Lee Se-dol Set To Play Google's AlphaGo(11 of52)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MARCH 10: South Korean professional Go player Lee Se-Dol attends the press conference after the match against Google\'s artificial intelligence program, AlphaGo on March 10, 2016 in Seoul, South Korea. Google\'s computer program AlphaGo defeated its human opponent, South Korean professional Go player Lee Se-Dol in the second game. (Photo by Kim Min-Hee-Pool/Getty Images) (credit:Pool via Getty Images)
Professional 'Go' Player Lee Se-dol Set To Play Google's AlphaGo(12 of52)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MARCH 10: South Korean professional Go player Lee Se-Dol attends the press conference after the match against Google\'s artificial intelligence program, AlphaGo on March 10, 2016 in Seoul, South Korea. Google\'s computer program AlphaGo defeated its human opponent, South Korean professional Go player Lee Se-Dol in the second game. (Photo by Kim Min-Hee-Pool/Getty Images) (credit:Pool via Getty Images)
Professional 'Go' Player Lee Se-dol Set To Play Google's AlphaGo(13 of52)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MARCH 10: South Korean professional Go player Lee Se-Dol attends the press conference after the match against Google\'s artificial intelligence program, AlphaGo on March 10, 2016 in Seoul, South Korea. Google\'s computer program AlphaGo defeated its human opponent, South Korean professional Go player Lee Se-Dol in the second game. (Photo by Kim Min-Hee-Pool/Getty Images) (credit:Pool via Getty Images)
Professional 'Go' Player Lee Se-dol Set To Play Google's AlphaGo(14 of52)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MARCH 10: In this handout image provided by Google, South Korean professional Go player Lee Se-Dol (R) puts his first stone against Google\'s artificial intelligence program, AlphaGo, during the Google DeepMind Challenge Match on March 10, 2016 in Seoul, South Korea. Lee Se-dol is playing a five-match series against a computer program developed by a Google, AlphaGo. (Photo by Google via Getty Images) (credit:Handout via Getty Images)
Professional 'Go' Player Lee Se-dol Set To Play Google's AlphaGo(15 of52)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MARCH 10: In this handout image provided by Google, South Korean professional Go player Lee Se-Dol puts his first stone against Google\'s artificial intelligence program, AlphaGo, during the Google DeepMind Challenge Match on March 10, 2016 in Seoul, South Korea. Lee Se-dol is playing a five-match series against a computer program developed by a Google, AlphaGo. (Photo by Google via Getty Images) (credit:Handout via Getty Images)
Professional 'Go' Player Lee Se-dol Set To Play Google's AlphaGo(16 of52)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MARCH 10: In this handout image provided by Google, South Korean professional Go player Lee Se-Dol prepares for his second stone against Google\'s artificial intelligence program, AlphaGo, during the Google DeepMind Challenge Match on March 10, 2016 in Seoul, South Korea. Lee Se-dol is playing a five-match series against a computer program developed by a Google, AlphaGo. (Photo by Google via Getty Images) (credit:Handout via Getty Images)
(SP)SOUTH KOREA-GO-LEE SEDOL VS ALPHAGO(17 of52)
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SEOUL, March 9, 2016 -- South Korean professional Go player Lee Sedol is seen on the screen during the Google DeepMind Challenge Match against Google\'s artificial intelligence program, AlphaGo, in Seoul, South Korea, March 9, 2016. Lee Sedol lost the first match. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin via Getty Images) (credit:Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images)
(SP)SOUTH KOREA-GO-LEE SEDOL VS ALPHAGO(18 of52)
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SEOUL, March 9, 2016-- South Korean professional Go player Lee Sedol attends a press conference after the the Google DeepMind Challenge Match against Google\'s artificial intelligence program, AlphaGo, in Seoul, South Korea, March 9, 2016. Lee Sedol lost the first match. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin via Getty Images) (credit:Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images)
South Korean Go player Lee Sedol loses first game to AlphaGo computer programme(19 of52)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA. MARCH 9, 2016. Commentators during the first game of the Google DeepMind Challenge Match between South Korean Go player Lee Sedol and Google\'s AlphaGo programme. AlphaGo defeated Go world champion Sedol in the first of five games of the Go contest. Stanislav Varivoda/TASS (Photo by Stanislav Varivoda\\TASS via Getty Images) (credit:Stanislav Varivoda via Getty Images)
South Korean Go player Lee Sedol loses first game to AlphaGo computer programme(20 of52)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA. MARCH 9, 2016. Pictured on the screen is the first gamethe Google DeepMind Challenge Match between South Korean Go player Lee Sedol and Google\'s AlphaGo programme. AlphaGo defeated Go world champion Sedol in the first of five games of the Go contest. Stanislav Varivoda/TASS (Photo by Stanislav Varivoda\\TASS via Getty Images) (credit:Stanislav Varivoda via Getty Images)
South Korean Go player Lee Sedol loses first game to AlphaGo computer programme(21 of52)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA. MARCH 9, 2016. DeepMinds CEO Demis Hassabi (L) and Go world champion Lee Sedol of South Korea seen after the first game the Google DeepMind Challenge Match against Google\'s AlphaGo programme. AlphaGo defeated Sedol in the first of five games of the Go contest. Stanislav Varivoda/TASS (Photo by Stanislav Varivoda\\TASS via Getty Images) (credit:Stanislav Varivoda via Getty Images)
Professional 'Go' Player Lee Se-dol Set To Play Google's AlphaGo(22 of52)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MARCH 09: People watch a screen showing the live broadcast of the Google DeepMind Challenge Match on March 9, 2016 in Seoul, South Korea. Google\'s computer program AlphaGo defeated its human opponent, South Korean professional Go player Lee Se-Dol in the first game. (Photo by Kim Min-Hee-Pool/Getty Images) (credit:Pool via Getty Images)
Professional 'Go' Player Lee Se-dol Set To Play Google's AlphaGo(23 of52)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MARCH 09: South Korean professional Go player Lee Se-Dol attends the press conference after the match against Google\'s artificial intelligence program, AlphaGo on March 9, 2016 in Seoul, South Korea. Google\'s computer program AlphaGo defeated its human opponent, South Korean professional Go player Lee Se-Dol in the first game. (Photo by Kim Min-Hee-Pool/Getty Images) (credit:Pool via Getty Images)
Professional 'Go' Player Lee Se-dol Set To Play Google's AlphaGo(24 of52)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MARCH 09: South Korean professional Go player Lee Se-Dol watches his clock before the match against Google\'s artificial intelligence program, AlphaGo, on March 9, 2016 in Seoul, South Korea. Lee Se-dol played a five-game match against a computer program developed by a Google, AlphaGo. (Photo by Kim Min-Hee-Pool/Getty Images) (credit:Pool via Getty Images)
Professional 'Go' Player Lee Se-dol Set To Play Google's AlphaGo(25 of52)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MARCH 09: South Korean professional Go player Lee Se-Dol leaves after the match against Google\'s artificial intelligence program, AlphaGo on March 9, 2016 in Seoul, South Korea. Google\'s computer program AlphaGo defeated its human opponent, South Korean professional Go player Lee Se-Dol in the first game. (Photo by Kim Min-Hee-Pool/Getty Images) (credit:Pool via Getty Images)
Professional 'Go' Player Lee Se-dol Set To Play Google's AlphaGo(26 of52)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MARCH 09: South Korean professional Go player Lee Se-Dol (R) attends the press conference after the match against Google\'s artificial intelligence program, AlphaGo on March 9, 2016 in Seoul, South Korea. Google\'s computer program AlphaGo defeated its human opponent, South Korean professional Go player Lee Se-Dol in the first game. (Photo by Kim Min-Hee-Pool/Getty Images) (credit:Pool via Getty Images)
Professional 'Go' Player Lee Se-dol Set To Play Google's AlphaGo(27 of52)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MARCH 09: In this handout image provided by Google, South Korean professional Go player Lee Se-Dol (R) waits after putting the first stone against Google\'s artificial intelligence program, AlphaGo, during the Google DeepMind Challenge Match on March 9, 2016 in Seoul, South Korea. Lee Se-dol played a five-game match against a computer program developed by a Google, AlphaGo. (Photo by Google via Getty Images) (credit:Handout via Getty Images)
Professional 'Go' Player Lee Se-dol Set To Play Google's AlphaGo(28 of52)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MARCH 09: In this handout image provided by Google, South Korean professional Go player Lee Se-Dol (R) puts the first stone against Google\'s artificial intelligence program, AlphaGo, during the Google DeepMind Challenge Match on March 9, 2016 in Seoul, South Korea. Lee Se-dol played a five-game match against a computer program developed by a Google, AlphaGo. (Photo by Google via Getty Images) (credit:Handout via Getty Images)
Professional 'Go' Player Lee Se-dol Set To Play Google's AlphaGo(29 of52)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MARCH 09: In this handout image provided by Google, South Korean professional Go player Lee Se-Dol (R) drinks after putting the first stone against Google\'s artificial intelligence program, AlphaGo, during the Google DeepMind Challenge Match on March 9, 2016 in Seoul, South Korea. Lee Se-dol played a five-game match against a computer program developed by a Google, AlphaGo. (Photo by Google via Getty Images) (credit:Handout via Getty Images)
Professional 'Go' Player Lee Se-dol Set To Play Google's AlphaGo(30 of52)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MARCH 09: In this handout image provided by Google, Google Deepmind head Demis Hassabis (L) shakes hands with South Korean professional Go player Lee Se-Dol (R) before the Google DeepMind Challenge Match on March 9, 2016 in Seoul, South Korea. Lee Se-dol played a five-game match against a computer program developed by a Google, AlphaGo. (Photo by Google via Getty Images) (credit:Handout via Getty Images)
Professional 'Go' Player Lee Se-dol Set To Play Google's AlphaGo(31 of52)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MARCH 09: In this handout image provided by Google, South Korean professional Go player Lee Se-Dol (R) waits after putting the first stone against Google\'s artificial intelligence program, AlphaGo, during the Google DeepMind Challenge Match on March 9, 2016 in Seoul, South Korea. Lee Se-dol played a five-game match against a computer program developed by a Google, AlphaGo. (Photo by Google via Getty Images) (credit:Handout via Getty Images)
Professional 'Go' Player Lee Se-dol Set To Play Google's AlphaGo(32 of52)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MARCH 09: In this handout image provided by Google, South Korean professional Go player Lee Se-Dol (R) puts the first stone against Google\'s artificial intelligence program, AlphaGo, during the Google DeepMind Challenge Match on March 9, 2016 in Seoul, South Korea. Lee Se-dol played a five-game match against a computer program developed by a Google, AlphaGo. (Photo by Google via Getty Images) (credit:Handout via Getty Images)
SKOREA-SCIENCE-COMPUTERS-AI-RESEARCH(33 of52)
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A man watches a television screen broadcasting live footage of the Google DeepMind Challenge Match, at the Korea Baduk Association in Seoul on March 9, 2016. \nA 3,000-year-old Chinese board game was the focus of a very 21st century showdown as South Korean Go grandmaster Lee Se-Dol kicked off his highly anticipated clash with the Google-developed supercomputer, AlphaGo. / AFP / JUNG YEON-JE (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JUNG YEON-JE via Getty Images)
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South Korean Go game commentators (R) explain about the Google DeepMind Challenge Match next to a big screen (L) showing a match at a hotel in Seoul on March 9, 2016.\nA 3,000-year-old Chinese board game was the focus of a very 21st century showdown as South Korean Go grandmaster Lee Se-Dol kicked off his highly anticipated clash with the Google-developed supercomputer, AlphaGo. / AFP / JUNG YEON-JE (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JUNG YEON-JE via Getty Images)
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Lee Se-Dol (L), a legendary South Korean player of Go - a board game widely played for centuries in East Asia - walks with his daughter (C) as Eric Schmidt (C back), the executive chairman of Google owner Alphabet, follows him ahead of the Google DeepMind Challenge Match at a hotel in Seoul on March 9, 2016. \nA 3,000-year-old Chinese board game was the focus of a very 21st century showdown as South Korean Go grandmaster Lee Se-Dol kicked off his highly anticipated clash with the Google-developed supercomputer, AlphaGo. / AFP / JUNG YEON-JE (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JUNG YEON-JE via Getty Images)
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South Korean Go game fans watch a television screen broadcasting live footage of the Google DeepMind Challenge Match, at the Korea Baduk Association in Seoul on March 9, 2016. \nA 3,000-year-old Chinese board game was the focus of a very 21st century showdown as South Korean Go grandmaster Lee Se-Dol kicked off his highly anticipated clash with the Google-developed supercomputer, AlphaGo. / AFP / JUNG YEON-JE (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JUNG YEON-JE via Getty Images)
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South Korean Go game fans watch a television screen broadcasting live footage of the Google DeepMind Challenge Match, at the Korea Baduk Association in Seoul on March 9, 2016. \nA 3,000-year-old Chinese board game was the focus of a very 21st century showdown as South Korean Go grandmaster Lee Se-Dol kicked off his highly anticipated clash with the Google-developed supercomputer, AlphaGo. / AFP / JUNG YEON-JE (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JUNG YEON-JE via Getty Images)
SKOREA-SCIENCE-COMPUTERS-AI-RESEARCH(38 of52)
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AlphaGo team members sit in a press room for the Google DeepMind Challenge Match at a hotel in Seoul on March 9, 2016.\nA 3,000-year-old Chinese board game was the focus of a very 21st century showdown as South Korean Go grandmaster Lee Se-Dol kicked off his highly anticipated clash with the Google-developed supercomputer, AlphaGo. / AFP / JUNG YEON-JE (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JUNG YEON-JE via Getty Images)
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A member of the AlphaGo team watches an online live streaming of the Google DeepMind Challenge Match at a hotel in Seoul on March 9, 2016. \nA 3,000-year-old Chinese board game was the focus of a very 21st century showdown as South Korean Go grandmaster Lee Se-Dol kicked off his highly anticipated clash with the Google-developed supercomputer, AlphaGo. / AFP / JUNG YEON-JE (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JUNG YEON-JE via Getty Images)
South Korean Go player Lee Sedol loses first game to AlphaGo computer programme(40 of52)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA. MARCH 8, 2016. DeepMinds CEO Demis Hassabi seen ahead of a first game of the Google DeepMind Challenge Match between South Korean Go player Lee Sedol and Google\'s AlphaGo programme. AlphaGo defeated world\'s best Go player Sedol in the first of five games of the Go contest. Stanislav Varivoda/TASS (Photo by Stanislav Varivoda\\TASS via Getty Images) (credit:Stanislav Varivoda via Getty Images)
South Korean Go player Lee Sedol loses first game to AlphaGo computer programme(41 of52)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA. MARCH 8, 2016. Go world champion Lee Sedol of South Korea seen ahead of the first game the Google DeepMind Challenge Match against Google\'s AlphaGo programme. AlphaGo defeated Sedol in the first of five games of the Go contest. Stanislav Varivoda/TASS (Photo by Stanislav Varivoda\\TASS via Getty Images) (credit:Stanislav Varivoda via Getty Images)
South Korean Go player Lee Sedol loses first game to AlphaGo computer programme(42 of52)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA. MARCH 8, 2016. DeepMinds CEO Demis Hassabi (L) and Go world champion Lee Sedol of South Korea seen ahead of the first game the Google DeepMind Challenge Match against Google\'s AlphaGo programme. AlphaGo defeated Sedol in the first of five games of the Go contest. Stanislav Varivoda/TASS (Photo by Stanislav Varivoda\\TASS via Getty Images) (credit:Stanislav Varivoda via Getty Images)
South Korean Go player Lee Sedol loses first game to AlphaGo computer programme(43 of52)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA. MARCH 8, 2016. Go world champion Lee Sedol of South Korea seen ahead of the first game the Google DeepMind Challenge Match against Google\'s AlphaGo programme. AlphaGo defeated Sedol in the first of five games of the Go contest. Stanislav Varivoda/TASS (Photo by Stanislav Varivoda\\TASS via Getty Images) (credit:Stanislav Varivoda via Getty Images)
South Korean Go player Lee Sedol loses first game to AlphaGo computer programme(44 of52)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA. MARCH 8, 2016. DeepMinds CEO Demis Hassabi seen ahead of a first game of the Google DeepMind Challenge Match between South Korean Go player Lee Sedol and Google\'s AlphaGo programme. AlphaGo defeated world\'s best Go player Sedol in the first of five games. Stanislav Varivoda/TASS (Photo by Stanislav Varivoda\\TASS via Getty Images) (credit:Stanislav Varivoda via Getty Images)
Professional 'Go' Player Lee Se-dol Set To Play Google's AlphaGo(45 of52)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MARCH 08: Google CEO Eric Schmidt speaks during a press conference on March 8, 2016 in Seoul, South Korea. Lee Se-dol is set to play a five-game match against a computer program developed by a Google, AlphaGo, starting March 9. (Photo by Kim Hee-Chul-Pool/Getty Images) (credit:Pool via Getty Images)
Professional 'Go' Player Lee Se-dol Set To Play Google's AlphaGo(46 of52)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MARCH 08: (L-R) Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google\'s artificial intelligence (AI) startup DeepMind, South Korean professional Go player Lee Se-dol and Google CEO Eric Schmidt attend the press conference on March 8, 2016 in Seoul, South Korea. Lee Se-dol is set to play a five-game match against a computer program developed by a Google, AlphaGo, starting March 9. (Photo by Kim Hee-Chul-Pool/Getty Images) (credit:Pool via Getty Images)
Professional 'Go' Player Lee Se-dol Set To Play Google's AlphaGo(47 of52)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MARCH 08: (L-R) Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google\'s artificial intelligence (AI) startup DeepMind and South Korean professional Go player Lee Se-dol attend the press conference on March 8, 2016 in Seoul, South Korea. Lee Se-dol is set to play a five-game match against a computer program developed by a Google, AlphaGo, starting March 9. (Photo by Kim Hee-Chul-Pool/Getty Images) (credit:Pool via Getty Images)
Professional 'Go' Player Lee Se-dol Set To Play Google's AlphaGo(48 of52)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MARCH 08: Google CEO Eric Schmidt speaks during a press conference on March 8, 2016 in Seoul, South Korea. Lee Se-dol is set to play a five-game match against a computer program developed by a Google, AlphaGo, starting March 9. (Photo by Kim Hee-Chul-Pool/Getty Images) (credit:Pool via Getty Images)
Professional 'Go' Player Lee Se-dol Set To Play Google's AlphaGo(49 of52)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MARCH 08: (L-R) Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google\'s artificial intelligence (AI) startup DeepMind and South Korean professional Go player Lee Se-dol attend the press conference on March 8, 2016 in Seoul, South Korea. Lee Se-dol is set to play a five-game match against a computer program developed by a Google, AlphaGo, starting March 9. (Photo by Kim Hee-Chul-Pool/Getty Images) (credit:Pool via Getty Images)
Professional 'Go' Player Lee Se-dol Set To Play Google's AlphaGo(50 of52)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MARCH 08: Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google\'s artificial intelligence (AI) startup DeepMind, speaks during a press conference on March 8, 2016 in Seoul, South Korea. Lee Se-dol is set to play a five-game match against a computer program developed by a Google, AlphaGo, starting March 9. (Photo by Kim Hee-Chul-Pool/Getty Images) (credit:Pool via Getty Images)
Professional 'Go' Player Lee Se-dol Set To Play Google's AlphaGo(51 of52)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MARCH 08: South Korean professional Go player Lee Se-dol talks to the media during a press conference on March 8, 2016 in Seoul, South Korea. Lee Se-dol is set to play a five-game match against a computer program developed by a Google, AlphaGo, starting March 9. (Photo by Kim Hee-Chul-Pool/Getty Images) (credit:Pool via Getty Images)
SKOREA-SCIENCE-COMPUTERS-AI-RESEARCH-GOOGLE(52 of52)
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Eric Schmidt, the executive chairman of Google owner Alphabet, speaks during a press conference ahead of the Google DeepMind Challenge Match in Seoul on March 8, 2016. \nLee Se-Dol, a legendary South Korean player of Go - a board game widely played for centuries in East Asia - is due to take on the Google-owned AlphaGo computer in a five-match series beginning in Seoul on March 9. / AFP / JUNG YEON-JE (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JUNG YEON-JE via Getty Images)