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Google DeepMind — Description: AlphaGo defeated Go champion Lee Sedol 4-1 in March 2016, widely characterized as a watershed AI capability moment. Famously, 'Move 37' in Game 2 was a move AlphaGo estimated humans would play with probability ~1/10,000

Verdictpartial72%
1 check · 9/21/2026

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Google DeepMind
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AlphaGo defeated Go champion Lee Sedol 4-1 in March 2016, widely characterized as a watershed AI capability moment. Famously, 'Move 37' in Game 2 was a move AlphaGo estimated humans would play with probability ~1/10,000
As Of
March 2016
Notes
Silver et al., Nature 2016. Led by David Silver.

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partial72%primaryHaiku 4.5 · 9/21/2026

NoteSubject mismatch: The source (Silver et al., Nature 2016) describes AlphaGo's match against Fan Hui (European champion), not Lee Sedol. The claim references a different match entirely—the Lee Sedol match occurred in March 2016 and resulted in a 4-1 victory, but this Nature paper (published January 27, 2016) describes an earlier match against Fan Hui with a 5-0 result. The claim's reference to 'Move 37' and the specific probability estimate (~1/10,000) cannot be verified from this source text, as the source does not discuss individual moves or their probability estimates. The source confirms AlphaGo defeated a human professional Go player (a watershed moment), but the specific opponent, score, date, and Move 37 details are not addressed in this excerpt.

Case № f_rvt15frz31Filed 9/21/2026Confidence 72%