Looking ahead
China Daily | Updated: 2017-05-22 08:00
Events and stories coming up in the next few days
Chinese champion Ke Jie to take on Google's AlphaGo
Google's artificial intelligence program AlphaGo will compete against China's best Go players at the Future of Go Summit in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province, this week. Ke Jie, 19, who last year became the youngest champion in Go history to win three world titles in one year, will take on AlphaGo in three rounds of regular games. Separately, Chinese players Gu Li and Lian Xiao will team up with AlphaGo, while Shi Yue, Mi Yuting, Tang Weixing, Chen Yaoye and Zhou Ruiyang will form the rival team. The games open on Tuesday.
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