AlphaGo (2017)

Google's DeepMind has developed a program for playing the 3000 y.o. Go using AI. They test AlphaGo on the European champion, then March 9-15, 2016, on the top player, Lee Sedol, in a best of 5 tournament in Seoul.

Director:

Greg Kohs

Stars:

Ioannis Antonoglou, Lucas Baker, Nick Bostrom

4 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Ioannis Antonoglou	...	Self
Lucas Baker	...	Self
Nick Bostrom	...	Self
Yoo Changhyuk	...	Self
Nam Chi-Hyung	...	Self
Hyeyeon Cho	...	Self
Joseph Choi	...	Self
John Daugman	...	Self
Chris Garlock	...	Self
Thore Graepel	...	Self
Arthur Guez	...	Self
Demis Hassabis	...	Self
John Holmes	...	Self
Aja Huang	...	Self
Fan Hui	...	Self

Storyline

With more board configurations than there are atoms in the observable 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 Google 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 Cambridge, through the backstreets of Bordeaux, past the coding terminals of 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?

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Plot Keywords:

artificial intelligence | go | deep learning | man versus machine | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Sport

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Did You Know?

Quotes

Andrew Jackson: If DeepMind has figured out how to write code that doesn't have bugs, that is a bigger news story then AlphaGo.

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Connections

References The Terminator (1984)

User Reviews

A good look behind the scenes

I followed the AlphaGo story back in 2016 and I remember thinking it was pretty cool, but I didn't really see the bigger picture at the time. This movie grips you from the very start and takes you behind the scenes of the tournament with Lee Sedol. But it also explains why AlphaGo is such a huge breakthrough, and why AI could one day help us solve some of the biggest problems in the world. I think a lot of people could see this as another man vs. machine story but I don't agree. What stood out for me was the beauty of man with machine and what we can achieve together.

Details

Official Sites:

film website

Country:

USA

Language:

English Korean French Mandarin

Release Date:

29 September 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

AlphaGo

Company Credits

Production Co:

Moxie Pictures, Reel As Dirt

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color