AlphaGo
AlphaGo is a game-playing AI known for using search ideas to play the board game Go.
What it does
AlphaGo is a game-playing AI known for using search ideas to play the board game Go.
How it works
- Look at possible moves.
- Search ahead to imagine what may happen.
- Choose a strong move.
Uses & Applications
- It plays the game Go at a very high level.
- Researchers use it to study smart search.
- Game makers can learn how AI compares future moves.
In short
AlphaGo is a well-known example of tree search used to choose moves.
Try it yourself
Explore the search idea behind AlphaGo
Use a small stone-taking game to see how trying future moves can help choose a move now. The last stone wins.
Your turn
Change one setting at a time. Reset example puts everything back.
Inspect the tree-search connection
Step 1Why this happens