Traditional bots struggled with Fuseki (the opening). They would play odd star-point attachments or ignore joseki (corner sequences). The First Edition, thanks to its deep learning, opened like a professional. It recognized patterns from famous historical games.
It feels like playing a strong, stubborn, slightly blind amateur dan. It is clunky. It is historic. Crazy Stone Deep Learning The First Edition
We celebrate AlphaGo as the "Big Bang" of AI Go. But the first flicker of light came from a French programmer, a single GPU, and a bold idea. Traditional bots struggled with Fuseki (the opening)