What was the result of AlphaGo versus Ke Jie?
AlphaGo won all three games against Ke Jie in the May 2017 match in Wuzhen, China. The match was part of the Future of Go Summit.
Questions about AlphaGo versus Ke Jie
Short answers, pulled from the story.
When did AlphaGo versus Ke Jie take place?
The match was played over three games in Wuzhen, China, on the 23rd, 25th, and the 27th of May 2017.
Who was Ke Jie before playing AlphaGo?
Ke Jie was ranked number one among all human Go players worldwide under Rémi Coulom's ranking system, a position he had held since late 2014. He also held the top ranking under the Korea Baduk Association, the Japan Go Association, and the Chinese Weiqi Association.
Why was AlphaGo Master not DeepMind's strongest Go program during the Ke Jie match?
DeepMind already possessed AlphaGo Zero, a stronger version, at the time of the Ke Jie match. Nature had received DeepMind's paper on AlphaGo Zero on the 7th of April 2017, but DeepMind did not reveal the program publicly until the paper was published in October 2017.
How much prize money was offered in the AlphaGo versus Ke Jie match?
Google DeepMind offered $1.5 million to the winner of the match and $300,000 to the losing side for participating. AlphaGo won the prize outright after sweeping all three games.
What happened to AlphaGo after the match against Ke Jie?
AlphaGo retired from competition after defeating Ke Jie, while DeepMind continued its research in other areas. The Chinese Weiqi Association subsequently awarded AlphaGo a professional 9-dan title.