AI Research Goes Open

Computer AI researchers hit the headlines earlier this year when a Go program, Zen19, won a game with a 4-stone handicap against Takemiya Masaki 9p (ninth dan professional). Zen’s positional awareness is good; it’s the least bot-like AI to watch. There are many proprietary Go programs, but much cutting- edge AI research can be found in open source Go programs – and there’s an opportunity to get involved at many levels.

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