(The post was originated from my talk for WiMLDS x Fintech meetup hosted by Affirm.)
I believe many of you have watched or heard of the games between AlphaGo and professional Go player Lee Sedol in 2016. Lee has the highest rank of nine dan and many world championships. No doubt, he is one of the best Go players in the world, but he lost by 1-4 in this series versus AlphaGo.

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The post was originated from my talk for WiMLDS x Fintech meetup hosted by Affirm. Lil'Log: I believe many of you have watched or heard of the games between AlphaGo and professional Go player Lee Sedol in 2016. The reason is surprisingly simple: We have a lot more data - We have much powerful computers.

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