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AlphaGo is a computer program developed by Google's DeepMind Technologies which uses deep learning techniques, including artificial neural networks and Monte Carlo tree search, to play the board game Go.

AlphaGo was first introduced in October 2015 when it played a five-game match against the European Go champion, Fan Hui, and emerged victorious in all five games.

AlphaGo defeated Lee Sedol, one of the greatest living Go players, in a five-game match held in March 2016. This match made headlines around the world and cemented AlphaGo's reputation as a formidable player.

The victory of AlphaGo over Lee Sedol represented a significant milestone in the development of artificial intelligence, as it demonstrated that a computer program could outperform one of the most skilled human players in a complex game like Go.

AlphaGo improved over time through a combination of self-play and supervised learning. It played millions of games against itself to learn more about the game and also received feedback from expert human players to refine its strategies.

AlphaGo's success had a significant impact on the development of artificial intelligence, as it demonstrated the potential of deep learning techniques to solve complex problems. It also sparked renewed interest in the field of artificial intelligence and inspired new research initiatives.

AlphaGo is no longer being developed, but its legacy lives on through its contributions to the field of artificial intelligence and its impact on the game of Go.

AlphaGo Zero is a newer version of AlphaGo which was announced in 2017. Unlike its predecessor, which was trained using human expert games and self-play, AlphaGo Zero was trained solely through self-play using a neural network architecture.

AlphaGo has significantly influenced the game of Go, as its innovative and sometimes unorthodox strategies have inspired new approaches to gameplay. It has also brought increased attention and popularity to the game among players and fans alike.

Deep learning techniques like those used in AlphaGo have a wide range of applications beyond just playing games. They can be used for natural language processing, image recognition, speech recognition, and many other tasks that require artificial intelligence to process large amounts of data and make decisions based on that data.