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Artificial intelligence that plays Go

AlphaGo is a computer program that plays the board game Go. It was developed by the London-based DeepMind Technologies, an acquired subsidiary of Google. Subsequent versions of AlphaGo became increasingly powerful, including a version that competed under the name Master. After retiring from competitive play, AlphaGo Master was succeeded by an even more powerful version known as AlphaGo Zero, which was completely self-taught without learning from human games. AlphaGo Zero was then generalized into a program known as AlphaZero, which played additional games, including chess and shogi. AlphaZero has in turn been succeeded by a program known as MuZero which learns without being taught the rules. Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: AlphaGoA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Technology as (Dis-)Enchantment. AlphaGo and the Meaning-Making of Artificial IntelligenceInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Responsible Use of AI in Military SystemsThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Where does AlphaGo go: from church-turing thesis to AlphaGo thesis and beyondCited 295 times
  5. Go sideways: AlphaGo versus Lee SedolA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: Lee SedolA closely related topic

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🗂️ The subject at a glance

  1. History
  2. Versions
  3. Algorithm
  4. Style of play
  5. Responses to 2016 victory
  6. AlphaGo documentary film (2016)
  7. Similar systems
  8. Example game
  9. Impacts on Go

🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)

🆕 Influential since 2022

📚 Books worth reading

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