>I don't understand why so many commenters here are so furious about the author's claim that AlphaGo is not AI. I don't think they really are. I think they are

>I don't understand why so many commenters here are so furious about the author's claim that AlphaGo is not AI. I don't think they really are. I think they are annoyed because nobody (who knows the difference) ever claimed that AlphaGo was strong/true/general AI) - and the article feels like it's swatting at strawmen.