Lee Sedol is a South Korean former professional Go player who held a 9 dan rank and was, as of February 2016, the second most decorated player in the games history with 18 international titles, behind only Lee Chang-ho. He is best known outside Go circles for a five game match in March 2016 against DeepMinds AlphaGo program, which he lost 1-4, a result widely seen as a landmark moment for artificial intelligence. He was nicknamed the Strong Stone.
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Career HighlightPlayed a five game match against the Go playing program AlphaGo in March 2016, a landmark contest in the history of artificial intelligence, which he lost one game to four. 1 Classification
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1. Wikipedia, Lee Sedol
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born 2 March 1983
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is a South Korean former professional Go player
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In March 2016, he played a series of matches against the program AlphaGo
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Lee Sedol (Korean: 이세돌; born 2 March 1983), or Lee Se-dol, is a South Korean former professional Go player of 9 dan rank.
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