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Re:AlphaGo beats Lee Sedol again in match 2 of 5 by thevibesman on Thursday March 10, 2016 @12:28PM (#11260515)
Not only did the commentator do a triple-take, but the next white move took Sedol about 15 minutes.

One interesting thing that happened during the time for Sedol's next move was that the 9th dan commentator started referring to AlphaGo as "he".

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Re:AlphaGo beats Lee Sedol again in match 2 of 5 by taneq on Thursday March 10, 2016 @10:32PM (#11264485)
Yeah, I've been noticing the pronouns thing. In chess challenges I always got the impression that the AI's play style was like a chain chomp. Limited, but ruthless within its limits, and definitely 'mechanical'. In these games the commentators are treating AlphaGo like a person.
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Re:AlphaGo beats Lee Sedol again in match 2 of 5 by thevibesman on Sunday March 13, 2016 @08:51PM (#11280279)
I might be imagining it, but I think this has been increasing with each game.
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