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Strong rec eyerow · 2020-04 · on “ACM Prize in Computing Awarded to AlphaGo Developer”

As a long-time Go player and ML guy who even built his own (albeit shitty) Go AI in college, I'm a bit biased, but watching the AlphaGo-Lee Sedol match really felt like watching our generation's moon landing. If y'all haven't already, there's a new AlphaGo documentary made by DeepMind on YT: [this video] . Brought tears to my eyes. Both a triumph for humanity in building an unbelievable machine like this, and a loss for humanity in that the infinite mystery of Go will be diminished, and again a triumph for humanity in Lee Sedol's brilliant win in Game 4...

Strong rec _acco · 2020-08 · on “Impact of Go AI on the professional Go world”

If you haven't seen it, the documentary on DeepMind's AlphaGo is very well done. The climax revolves around the AI expressing what we humans call "creativity" in a match against decorated player Lee Sedol. Watching Lee Sedol's reaction is deeply moving. Free to watch on YouTube: [this video]

Strong rec marclave · 2021-05 · on “Dragon Go Server”

I remember first discovering the game of Go, after watching the AlphaGo Documentary [1]. I highly recommend it, will definitely be signing up for this, I usually play on mobile :) [1] [this video]

Strong rec alas44 · 2024-03 · on “8 years later: A world Go champion's reflections on AlphaGo”

Google's documentary on AlphaGo [this video] Truly a must watch! (just look at the video comments to be convinced)

Strong rec redbell · 2025-04 · on “In Two Moves, AlphaGo and Lee Sedol Redefined the Future (2016)”

I consider AlphaGo - The Movie [1] to be a timeless classic that will never feel outdated. In my opinion, it surpasses even Hollywood productions, despite being based on true events and filmed live with real people. I'm ranking it as #2, though, because I still believe Steve Jobs' 2007 iPhone presentation [2] is the greatest live tech event ever captured on film. Hearing the crowd screaming when seeing some tricks and techniques ( eg. slide to unlock , pinch to zoom and scrolling up ) on how to use the phone does really triggers some haptic feedback in my heart because we are now so used to these tricks that were pure magic back then. ______________________________ 1. [this video] 2. [LINK]

Strong rec joeyrideout · 2025-09 · on “Learn to play Go”

I became interested in learning Go recently after watching the magnificent AlphaGo movie [1] which is free on YouTube. I highly recommend giving it a watch if you haven't already. [1] [this video]

Recommends mwattsun · 2022-01 · on “Reimagining Chess with AlphaZero”

I was really impressed by "AlphaGo - The Movie", despite not knowing much about Go, because the way they told the story, people from the Asian countries were so sure their champion would win a Go tournament against a computer, that were stunned into a new consciousness about artificial intelligence when the computer won. This started an arms race in AI is what I gather. Edit: Full movie for free on YouTube: AlphaGo - The Movie | Full award-winning documentary [this video]

Recommends irsagent · 2022-09 · on “Ask HN: What are some of the best documentaries you've seen?”

Here is a list of 20 documentaries I have come to love and return to when I come across them. There is no specific order to them. Enjoy! The * next to the number indicates the last 4 years. If you have seen one listed that you'd like to share what you think about please leave a comment with this structure [# in the list ] Comment... . i.e. [1] Loved learning about Noyce. What a guy. 1. Silicon Valley: Where the Future | PBS: American Experience [1:23:19] [2013] History of the how Silicon Valley came to be. William Shockley. Robert Noyce. Fairchild Semiconductor, The Traitorous Eight. Homepage: [LINK] Kanopy: [LINK] Where to Watch: [LINK] 2. Shenzhen: The Silicon Valley of Hardware | Wired UK