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Francisco 2022-06-19 13:58:54

I still remember that when I was in college, I paid close attention to this matter for a long time, and even became interested in Go for a while, and looked for video lessons on the Internet (of course, I gave up later), so I still have a certain impression of the whole thing. However, after watching the documentary, I have a better understanding of the details. For example, the Alpha Go is actually just a business notebook. I think this is a very technical documentary, the whole thing itself is wonderful, legendary, and with some tricks, the documentary is very good-looking, even dramatic. But does this affect the objectivity of the documentary? For example, Lee Sedol's 78th hand in the 4th game was indeed called the hand of God at that time. (The documentary clearly tells us that it was Gu Li who said it. I also remember that Gu Li said on the spot during the live broadcast that this was the hand of God.) But I remember that after the game, the top domestic players said, (Ke Jie or Nie Weiping or someone else? I can't remember) Move 78 was indeed the key to turning the tide, but it seemed like the only way to do it. Lee Sedol held the same view after the game (also mentioned in the documentary). So the connection between go's 34 moves and Lee Sedol's 78 moves is as heavy as the documentary says?

After Li Shishi and Ke Jie fought against AlphaGo, they both had a long winning streak. Is this related to Alpha? How big is the connection? Does AlphaGo's thinking affect them, and can it change people's understanding of Go for thousands of years? Can Alpha Go, which is based on a way of playing chess far beyond human computing power, fundamentally change the way humans play Go? All this can only wait and see.

Although the whole thing may not be as mysterious as the documentary shows, the real tragic and shocking behind it is still impressive. Lee Sedol is a warrior worthy of respect. The team that created AlphaGo is equally respectable.

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