Before AlphaGo, there was North Korea's Eunbyul



Evergreen Before AlphaGo, there was North Korea’s Eunbyul North Korea's homegrown Go software dominated international competitions for a time Jiwon Song March 16, 2016 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON NK TECH The historic match between South Korea's top Go player Lee Se-dol and Google DeepMind's AlphaGo has drawn worldwide attention, with AlphaGo prevailing in their Go series that concluded earlier this week. Yet only a few are aware that North Korea used to rule the world stage with its own Go artificial intelligence program despite its short Go history. The historic match between South Korea's top Go player Lee Se-dol and Google DeepMind's AlphaGo has drawn worldwide attention, with AlphaGo prevailing in their Go series that concluded earlier this week. Yet only a few are aware that North Korea used to rule the world stage with its own Go artificial intelligence program despite its short Go history. Become a member for less than $5.75 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Before AlphaGo, there was North Korea’s Eunbyul

North Korea's homegrown Go software dominated international competitions for a time

Jiwon Song March 16, 2016

Before AlphaGo, there was North Korea’s Eunbyul

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The historic match between South Korea's top Go player Lee Se-dol and Google DeepMind's AlphaGo has drawn worldwide attention, with AlphaGo prevailing in their Go series that concluded earlier this week.

Yet only a few are aware that North Korea used to rule the world stage with its own Go artificial intelligence program despite its short Go history.

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