Paris – go game: the European champion has “progressed” through his defeat against the machine – Express

“ This event may be the most important to the game of go since its invention “, there are about 3,000 years, said Fan Hui in an interview in French AFP. “ I am referee for five games. ” “ I am happy to be at the heart of this meeting. ”

In October, the AI had already marked a very significant point, beating by 5-0 this professional Chinese player installed in Bordeaux (France).

At the beginning of the match, which took place in London, “ I never imagined that I could lose ,” said Fan Hui, 35. “ I played the first part of simple and quiet way. But AlphaGo playing very well. I made a mistake and he won. ”

“ I then completely changed strategy. I conducted without stop fighting. And even as I lost. “

” Sometimes it happened not too bad. But at some point, I always made a mistake. the computer, it is very stable. It plays quiet. There is no big mistakes. He does not care at all. “

in addition, the computer program Google” plays as a human right. It is not strange shots as did its predecessors “notes Fan Hui .

While “ I started stressing. I lost confidence. I was desperate because I knew I could not win .”

“ I am the first professional player to go in being beaten by a computer program. It was hard “, he acknowledges. “ But now it is five months I already feel much better .”.

– “ Do not be afraid ” –

He says that it was a “ real torture ” hold his tongue until the announcement in late January in the journal Nature the victory of the Google program.

Fan Hui states be held to confidentiality in terms of the AlphaGo playing technique and prognosis on the game in Seoul. He only noted that Lee Se-dol face “ stronger Machine ” as that played against him because she “ increased ” in the meantime.

Artificial Intelligence, the taste is “ ceiling ” because of the multitude of possible combinations, he said.

If the computer wins, “ the ceiling will burst .” Artificial Intelligence has conquered all strategy games that are not computer game.

However, “ do not be afraid ” her. “ It can help us to save people, to improve the environment .”

“ AlphaGo will also change many things for the game of go but rather positively ,” said Fan Hui.

Since its duel against this machine, the player had “ like having progressed through it .”

“ AlphaGo really broke my automation. It forced me to rethink everything because nothing was safe. I had to start thinking about the fundamentals go while in this game there is a big memorization. “

” The program helps me move forward gradually. it is reciprocal , “said Fan Hui, who” help “Google” better “AlphaGo.