AlphaGo

PROS:

• well juxtaposed machine and human brain challenge
• great story with all key milestones: intro, climax, conclusion
• good choice of characters and how are they presented

CONS:

• does not give more details into the Deepmind AlphaGo setup (e.g. how they improved)
• would be curious to see/learn more about he
• presenting better the team and how they work together as it is not one person game

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.

I knew about Go but not the complexities of the game.

This is more about AI but what it means to be human.

The European champion won my heart

Just thrilling amazing production.

This is an awesome movie about the creation of AlphaGo, the first program that managed to stand up to the best human players of the ancient game of Go. This came out of nowhere, a decade or two before it was expected, and took everyone with surprise. Watch how the players struggle with meeting opposition of a level they had never thought to meet, and the questions it gives rise to. The movie centers around matches that were widely reported in media the world over, so the outlines of the story may be known, but this is nevertheless a very exciting and gripping movie as we watch the story unfold from behind the scenes.

The movie was brilliant. I was surprised that it gripped me as much as it did because I didn't know too much about artificial intelligence before this, but there was a real momentum throughout which left me on the edge of my seat. I was struck by the humanity of the AlphaGo team and their compassion for Lee Sedol, but also their pursuit of a technology that could have really beneficial impacts on the world. If you want to get beyond the headlines of terminators taking over the world to find out the real potential of AI, then watch this movie right away! 10/10