AlphaGo

Seemingly simple yet deceptively complex, the Chinese board game ‘Go’ has more board configurations than atoms in the universe. It is therefore considered the ultimate challenge for artificial intelligence. Legendary ‘Go’ master Lee Sedol took on an AI challenger for the first time in history for a best-of-five competition that enraptured hundreds of millions of viewers around the world. What can artificial intelligence reveal about a 3000-year-old game? What can it teach us about humanity?