Champion Lee Se-dol has announced that he will quit professional Go gaming because Artificial Intelligence can't be defeated, according to Business Insider.
The game Go is a board game that originated in China. Although it seems simple, in fact, the game is extraordinarily complex, with an infinite number of gameplay combinations. Until 2016, it was believed the game was too complex for AI. But, that assumption is history.
When Lee made his announcement in November 2019, it was because of a 2016 game in which he played AlphaGo, a South Korean AI machine.
At move W107 in Game 1, Lee suddenly realizes that the machine is playing way above his head. "With the debut of AI in Go games, I've realized that I'm not at the top even if I am Number 1," he said. "There is an entity that cannot be defeated."
He isn't the only one who realized this.
In Game 2 that year, European Champion Fan Hui ended his game with AlphaGo.
It was move 37 when Alpha Go stunned everyone by making what seemed an odd move. But, opponent Fan Hui, actually got up from his chair and left when he saw Alpha Go make the move.
"It's not a human move. I've never seen a human play this move. So beautiful."
And, evidently, impossible to beat.
