In this documentary, a Google AI learns to play Go and then squares off against world champion Lee Sedol. Unrated. 1 hour, 30 minutes. After the film, the Princeton Go Club teaches how to play.
The Princeton Go Club screens the award-winning documentary "AlphaGo." A presentation on the essential rules of Go will follow the screening and teen and adult members of the Princeton Go Club will teach the fundamentals of the game.
About the Film (from the filmmakers)
With more board configurations than there are atoms in the universe, the ancient Chinese game of Go has long been considered a grand challenge for artificial intelligence. On March 9, 2016, the worlds of Go and artificial intelligence collided in South Korea for an extraordinary best-of-five-game competition, coined The DeepMind Challenge Match. Hundreds of millions of people around the world watched as a legendary Go master took on an unproven AI challenger for the first time in history.
Directed by Greg Kohs with an original score by Academy Award nominee, Hauschka, AlphaGo chronicles a journey from the halls of Oxford, through the backstreets of Bordeaux, past the coding terminals of Google DeepMind in London, and ultimately, to the seven-day tournament in Seoul. As the drama unfolds, more questions emerge: What can artificial intelligence reveal about a 3000-year-old game? What can it teach us about humanity?
Presented with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this programming do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
EVENT TYPE: | Workshops & Classes | Sports & Games | Special Events | Films |
TAGS: | NEH23 |
