Conference
“AlphaGo – A New Era of Artificial Intelligence”
May 26, 2017 r. at the Warsaw Google Campus
We invite you to a conference on AlphaGo and the broader topic of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Developed by Google DeepMind, AlphaGo is a computer program designed to demonstrate the potential of AI technology.
AlphaGo's stunning victory over Lee Sedole, the game’s most successful player ever, represents a milestone in the development of artificial intelligence.
This event has not only contributed to a wider dissemination of information about the most advanced research on Artificial Intelligence, but has also provided inspiration for numerous scientific and commercial ventures.
We are now witnessing discernible progress in AI, which is changing approaches to business. Scientists, engineers and programmers are creating software that far exceeds current standards. We can now see far more advanced anticipation of user and client needs through a combination of pattern recognition, knowledge, planning and reasoning.
If you are looking for ground-breaking research, inspirational case studies, the most advanced programming techniques, insight into the most recent AI projects, or maybe one or two crazy ideas that can change the world – this conference is definitely for you.
Hajin Lee
Lee Hajin till the end of August 2016 was a Korean professional female Go player. In 2014 during the SportAccord World Mind Games in Beijing she served as International Go Ambassador.
From 2015-2016 she was Secretary General of the International Go Federation. In March 2016 she played a significant role in organizing a historic five game match between the most titled professional player - Lee Sedol and Google DeepMind's AlphaGo computer program, when for the first time top human master was beaten by software. This event has been hailed a milestone in Artificial Intelligence research.
Janusz Kraszek
A Polish businessman (founder and CEO of GoDan company), computer scientist and 5 dan Go player. He won the title of European Go Champion (in 1983 in Edinburgh UK) and twelve times was Polish Go Champion.
As computer Go programmer, Janusz Kraszek is author of the Go playing program Star of Poland: Bronze medal winner of the 1st Computer Olympiad (London 1989), vice-champion of World Computer Go Championship (China 1993) and five times winner of European Computer Go Championship.
Justyna Płatek
Chairwoman of the Polish Go Association; graduated in Pedagogy at the University of Warsaw; her teaching includes the application of new technologies and games in education; owner of educational start-up Mindcloud, where Minecraft is used to teach programming to young children; trains teachers in innovative teaching methods using games and digital tools.
Artur Włodarski
Journalist focusing on science, the automotive industry and economics; graduated in Biology at the University of Warsaw; since 1995 associated with Agora S.A.; previously worked for Polish National Radio. In his work for Agora, he covered science in "Gazeta Wyborcza", was the chief editor of automotive weekly special "Wysokie Obroty", and currently is working for the economics section.
Twice awarded Grand Press (2001, 2010); honoured with an award in the "Oczy otwarte" competition; recipient of the Polish Genetics Society (Polskie Towarzystwo Genetyczne) award in 2002; Ministry of Environment award in 2010; nominee of the Ryszard Kapuściński Award; runner-up (2011) and main prize winner (2012) in the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development award; winner of the main prize in the Polish Patent Office competition for the best journalistic publications on intellectual property (2013, 2016).
Co-author of popular science book “Curiosity Gene”– a collection of interviews with renowned scholars and of the “Bible of Journalism”, a work on the secrets and tricks of the trade.
