Match usually goes for 5-6 hours. I used to watch previous matches from the middle, and regretted that I didn’t watch from start :)
It’s like superbowl for nerds. But without ads. And you don’t need to know much about Go to enjoy the show.
A few motivational links:
- Official site: https://deepmind.com/alpha-go.html ; Links to previous recordings: https://gogameguru.com/tag/deepmind-alphago-lee-sedol/
- Why this Go game is such a big deal: http://www.theverge.com/2016/3/9/11185030/google-deepmind-alphago-go-artificial-intelligence-impact
- Commentary on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/baduk/comments/49g1bv/alphago_and_lee_sedol_mega_thread/
- News on 1st game: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-35761246
- News on 1st game: https://gogameguru.com/alphago-defeats-lee-sedol-game-1/
- News on 2nd game: http://www.wired.com/2016/03/sadness-beauty-watching-googles-ai-play-go/
- News on 2nd game: http://www.i4u.com/2016/03/106875/alphago-wins-against-lee-sedol-again-google-deepmind-challenge-match-2
- News on 3rd game: https://gogameguru.com/alphago-shows-true-strength-3rd-victory-lee-sedol/
- News on 4th game: http://www.wired.com/2016/03/go-grandmaster-lee-sedol-grabs-consolation-win-googles-ai/
- News on 4th game: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/13/go-humans-lee-sedol-scores-first-victory-against-supercomputer
- Why the final game is such a big deal for humanity: - http://www.wired.com/2016/03/final-game-alphago-lee-sedol-big-deal-humanity/
Simon's article (explains internals how AlphaGo's AI works): https://habrahabr.ru/post/279071/