Challenging
Two players take turns putting black or white stones on a 19-by-19 grid. Players win by taking control of the most territory on the board. The board game is considered to be a much more complex challenge for a computer than chess. A player typically has a choice of 200 moves, compared with about 20 in chess - and there are more possible positions in Go than atoms in the universe, according to researchers. It can be very difficult to determine who is winning, and many of the top human players rely on instinct. Deepmind hopes that the development of AlphaGo will lead to "similar techniques" that can be "applied to other structured problems, such as protein folding, reducing energy consumption or searching for revolutionary new materials". Despite his retirement, Lee Se-dol is due to play against another AI system in December. He will play against HanDol, a program developed by South Korea's NHN Entertainment Corp, which has already defeated the country's top five Go players. Lee will be given an advantage of two stones in the first game, but suspects he will lose. "Even with a two-stone advantage, I feel like I will lose the first game to HanDol. These days, I don't follow Go news. I wanted to play comfortably against HanDol as I have already retired, though I will do my best," he said.DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
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