[29athrowaway]

Rather than Go champion I would rather use the term Go professional. There is a difference between being a professional and winning professional tournaments.

Now, the bot has many advantages. It never sleeps, never gets distracted, never dies and can be copied to another system to obtain a copy of the bot with the same playing performance.

The bot is also more accessible. Any player now can train with a bot, all day if you want, for almost free. You cannot do that with a professional.