The ancient Chinese game of Go has long been considered a grand challenge for artificial intelligence. Yet in 2016, Google's DeepMind team announced that they would be taking on Lee Sedol, the world's most elite Go champion. AlphaGo chronicles the team as it prepares to test the limits of its rapidly-evolving AI technology. The film pits man against machine, and reveals as much about the workings of the human mind as it does the future of AI.

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Cast

Lee Se-dol

Himself

Demis Hassabis

Himself

David Silver

Himself

Aja Huang

Himself

Fan Hui

Himself

Frank Lantz

Himself

Cade Metz

Himself

Martin Rees

Himself

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Maddy Leach

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Nam Chi Hyung

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Lee Se-dol — Himself

Lee Sedol, or Lee Se-dol, is a South Korean former professional Go player of 9 dan rank. As of February 2016, he ranked second in international titles, behind only Lee Chang-ho. His nickname is "The Strong Stone".

Demis Hassabis — Himself

Sir Demis Hassabis (born 27 July 1976) is a British artificial intelligence (AI) researcher, and entrepreneur. He is the chief executive officer and co-founder of Google DeepMind, and Isomorphic Labs, and a UK Government AI Adviser. In 2024, Hassabis and John M. Jumper were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their AI research contributions for protein structure prediction.