someone is destroying online Go...

[Kerry Liles]

Saw this article:

<http://www.kotaku.com.au/2017/01/someone-is-destroying-online-go-and-nobody-knows-who-it-is/>

is this hyperbole or is it real?

[Kerry Liles]

Post by Kerry Liles
<http://www.kotaku.com.au/2017/01/someone-is-destroying-online-go-and-nobody-knows-who-it-is/>
is this hyperbole or is it real?

Seems like the answer might be here:

<https://twitter.com/demishassabis/status/816660463282954240>

[Robert Jasiek]

For the sake of archiving, it is AlphaGo.

Why "destroying"? Improper word.

[Kerry Liles]

Post by Robert Jasiek
For the sake of archiving, it is AlphaGo.
Why "destroying"? Improper word.

I agree, but I was only quoting the online article. It does seem a bit
dramatic until you find out the inevitable back story. If it had been a
human opponent the story might have had a different ending :)