Original title: Ke Jie fights AI in go again today, domestic AI has won 28 top players
In May last year's Wuzhen 'man-machine war', Ke Jie, 19, burst into tears. He said that he would no longer play chess with AI. "I prefer to play against human players and enjoy winning chess. '
A year later, Ke Jie broke her promise.
On the afternoon of the 27th, he once again stood on the stage of fighting against AI on behalf of human beings. "I & lsquo; lift the ban & quot;, I no longer say that I don't play chess with AI, because I think this is a process of challenging myself again. '
The challenge that Ke Jie faces is really not small. His opponent this time is golaxy, a home-made artificial intelligence program, who recently won 28-2 on the Internet. His losers include Park Tinghuan, the world's No.1 player.
"One has to climb mountains after mountains."
On April 27, the first 'Wu Qingyuan Cup' World Women's go competition and 'berry gene' Cup 2018 World artificial intelligence competition kicked off in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, and the 'man-machine war' between Ke Jie and star array was undoubtedly the focus of the competition.
There is only one game in this' man-machine war ', and the rules of the game are in accordance with the rules of Chinese go: 3 and 3 / 4 Black stickers, 2 hours for each party, 5 times and 1 minute for seconds.
Although it's only a performance contest, it's the third real 'man-machine war' since Li Shishi and Wuzhen last year. At the opening ceremony the day before, Ke Jie also recalled how she felt after losing to alphago last year.
'at that time, I felt that there was no practical significance in playing (chess) with AI, because at that time, I always felt that the gap between alphago and AI could not be made up with the efforts of the day after tomorrow, so I probably felt very sad. '
Today, Ke Jie, who came out of the shadow of defeat, is more concerned about the promotion of go. "Later, I felt that this is not my own business. There are so many fans, supporters and people who like go who have been enjoying the happiness brought by go. '
For this reason, he is willing to stand on the stage of playing chess with AI again.
'I see that many chess fans and professional players like to watch the man-machine war very much and are willing to participate in it. So in many previous interviews, I said, "I'm not going to play chess with AI anymore.". '
In this young chess player's view, this is also a process of challenging yourself again. "This is what people are like. After climbing one mountain after another, your goal is to climb another mountain. '
'so, I hope I can play well and try my best to take a strong opponent seriously. '
Star array 28-2, Ke Jie has no chance of winning?
So, Ke Jie, who is willing to fight AI again, what is the probability of winning?
Just before the competition with Ke Jie, Xingzhen Weiqi has been playing 30 games with professional players since the 16th. In a total of 30 encounters, star array has achieved 28 wins and 2 losses, with a winning rate of 93.3%.
The 28 defeated players include not only Zhou Ruiyang, fan Tingyu, Tanxiao and other world champions, but also Park Tinghuan, the world's number one Korean player. The only two human victories came from Korean players, Jiang Dongrun and Yin canxi.
Even in the competition between AI, star array go also has an advantage. Previously, star array and open source go artificial intelligence Leela zero had seven chess matches on the Internet. In the end, the former defeated the opponent 5-2 to win.
With such a winning rate, people can't help but wonder what is the origin of this sudden star array go?
According to the official statement, the predecessor of star array go was the divine operator developed by Xiaochuan team of Tsinghua University, which once defeated world champion Kong Jie Jiuduan. After the upgrade, it learned from the basic architecture of alphago and made innovations on this basis.
"Star array tries to play go which is easier for people to understand and learn, and go which is superior but not inferior. It can match any number of chessboard paths, and it can also match any number of items. '
The strength is close to alphago, and even has been optimized, which makes Ke Jie's probability of winning again slim.
However, Jin Su, chairman of star array go Culture Communication Co., Ltd., can not give a definite answer to the outcome of the game. In a previous interview, he said that star array go has been launched for a short time and is still in the process of optimization and progress.
'we didn't find such a top player as Ke Jie to do the slow chess test with us, so I don't know what the result of the game is. '
It seems that the final result of the third 'man-machine war' will only be announced on the afternoon of April 27.