Top Go player ponders AlphaGo matchup

（CHINADAILY）Theworld'stopweiqi(orGo)player,KeJie,believeshehasgotwhatittakestobeattheartificialintelligenceprogramAlphaGo,whichhasjustthrashedSouthKoreangrandmasterLeeSee-dol,butKeadmitshischancesofwinningareshrinkingasAlphaGo"learns"atastunningpace.

DevelopedbyGoogle'sLondon-basedAIsubsidiaryDeepMind,AlphaGoendeditshistorictournamentagainstLeeonTuesday.ItclinchedthecompetitionbetweenmanandmachinebywinningthefinalmatchoftheancientChineseboardgameandtakingtheseven-dayseries4-1.

Ke,theyoungestplayertowinthreeworldtitles,hadclaimed"AlphaGocan'tbeatme"beforethemuch-hypedcontest.Afterthedusthadsettled,hewasstillrelativelyconfident.

"IbelieveIcanbeatit.Machinescanbeverystronginmanyaspectsbutstillhaveloopholesincertaincalculations,"saidthe18-year-old.

ButherealizeshischancesofbeatingthemachinegrowslimmerastimegoesonbecauseofAlphaGo'slearningability."Itcanteachitselfanditevolvestobebetterandbetter.Itishardtopredict(whowouldwin)infuture,"hesaid.

KehadputhischancesofbeatingAlphaGoataround60percent.

AmatchupbetweenKeandAlphaGoiseagerlyanticipated,especiallyinChinaandbyDeepMind'sdevelopers.

DeepMind'sCEO,DemisHassabis,hasexpressedawillingnesstoinviteKetobeAlphaGo'snextopponentandthecompany'sresearchscientist,RaiaHadsell,directlyraisedtheprospectofKeplayingagainstthemachine.

"Upforamatch,KeJie?"sheaskedonherFacebookpageafterAlphaGowonarankinginthelistingofhumanGoratings.AlphaGohadaworldrankingoffourthand3,533pointsfollowingitsdefeatofLeeonSunday.Ithassinceclimbedto2nd.

Ke,currentlyworldNo1inGoratings,defeatedQiuJuntowinthe2ndBailingCupfinalandbecomeworldchampiononJan14,2015.

KehassinceearnedGo'shighestlevelofninedanandwonthe2015SamsungCup.