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Redmond announces new series on AlphaGo Master vs AG Zero

"We were expecting DeepMind to make some sort of an announcement (about a new version of AlphaGo)," says Michael Redmond 9p, "But 80 games was a big present." (Self-taught AlphaGo Zero bests all previous versions in record time)  Redmond discusses AlphaGo Zero with the E-Journal's Chris Garlock in a brief video announcing the launch of a new series of game commentaries. DeepMind released four sets of games for the self-taught AI, including training games, games against the Fan Hui version, the Lee Sedol version and the Master version, which defeated 60 top human opponents earlier this year. "I'm going to be looking at the games where Master plays Zero, mainly because Master is such a popular version of AlphaGo," Redmond says. Master's tactics, including big shimaris and emphasizing the center "people wanted to play, but were afraid because that way of playing is weak in territory. Master showed us some successful ways...and is still having an effect on how professionals play. So it's going to be really interesting to see Master playing against a stronger version of AlphaGo."