Domain experts who have looked at its games have marveled most at how truly "book-smart" it is. Even though it has not shown a lot of creativity or surprising moves (indeed, it was comparatively weak at the start of Game 1), it has fully internalized its training and can always come up with the "standard" play.

Do you have links to such analyses? I'd be interested in reading them.

EDIT: Ah, I guess you were referring to this: https://www.reddit.com/r/MachineLearning/comments/43fl90/synopsis_of_top_go_professionals_analysis_of/