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		karussell on Jan 27, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google achieves AI 'breakthrough' by beating Go ch... I wonder how much they paid him as I'm not sure if this looks good in the carrier to be the first professional Go player loosing against an AI (?)

Vraxx on Jan 27, 2016 [–]

I don't see how it should affect the perception of his skill. Presumably AlphaGo could beat any player ranked at his skill level or lower, in which case AlphaGo beating him says no more about his skill level than his ranking does.

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