Alphago
Part of a season of films looking at artificial intelligence in association with the Art-AI Festival, from classic science fiction imaginings of AIs gone awry to documentaries that look at the impact of artificial intelligence on the real world.
“★★★★ – A fascinating journey into the hidden depths of artificial intelligence” – Evening Standard
“An involving sports-rivalry doc with an AI twist” – Hollywood Reporter
It’s man versus machine in this gripping and thought-provoking documentary that reveals as much about the workings of the human mind as it does the future of AI.
The ancient Chinese game of Go – long considered a grand challenge for artificial intelligence – is the battleground as AlphaGo, an AI developed by Google’s DeepMind team, challenges Lee Sedol, the world’s most elite Go champion.
Art-AI Festival is an extended season of exhibitions, public space installations and events taking place across Leicester that focus on creative applications of artificial intelligence.
Visit the festival website here and you can find more details on our film season here.
Dir: Greg Kohs
USA 2017, 1hr 30mins
BBFC certification: Unrated