Carrying on S. Korea's baduk legacy: "Artificial Shintelligence" Shin Jin-seo

바둑 세계 최강 신진서와 온라인 대국 시대
South Korea has been home to some of the world's finest baduk players from the 1980s to well into the 21st century.
There's a new phenom carrying on the legacy in an era where AI proved its supremacy in matches against humans.
Han Seong-woo gets us better acquainted with the rising star.
They call him "Artificial Shintelligence".
"The nickname stuck because my playing style resembles that of artificial intelligence. I like it."
Shin Jin-seo learned the game from his parents who ran a baduk academy, and was already making an impression before he reached his teens.
"I hated going to preschool so instead I spent time at my parents' institute and just naturally learned."
Last year, the 20-year-old reached the top of professional baduk, shattering his idol Lee Chang-ho's national record set in 1988 to post a year-end win rate of 88-point-3-7 percent.
And he's currently ranked number one in the world by goratings.org.
COVID-19 has forced baduk to move online, where players compete against one another remotely.
The shift has resulted in some technical mishaps that even Shin couldn't avoid.
"I had never been more caught off guard. Of all places, the mouse miss HAD to happen at the Samsung Cup, one of the biggest tournaments out there."
But Shin says baduk's digitalization can also help players develop their strategies by imitating AI's calculated approach.
"It's become crucial for today's players to accept AI and make it their own. Shin Jin-seo seems more compatible with AI and absorbs its moves better than other pros."
Accepting that artificial intelligence is now unbeatable, he has found meaning in minimizing the gap between it and human intelligence.
"I want to become the best of my generation and the greatest to play since the arrival of AI."
Later this year, Shin will face off against China's Xie Ke on baduk's grandest stage, the Ing Cup final... a chance to prove that he is the world's best.
Han Seong-woo, Arirang News.
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2021-02-03, 22:00 (KST)

[@Crackfee-chan]

He has to be the most impressive players ever to walk the earth. I wonder if there will be a player like him in our lifetime

[@unfixablegop]

He really does find AI moves that no other player can find. "Artificial Shintelligence" is a hoot.

[@mzfklmzf]

没想到“申工智能”这个词能有这么贴切的翻译

[@ClarkPotter]

Seems like the greatest Go player in the world making $1M/yr would/should have access to air conditioning and not have to fan himself.

[@BasedHellDiver.]

Lol

[@heartache5742]

but i like to have a fan

[@itskezii]

woah

[@user-eo5if8tb5o]

So go had new meta game, AI + Human

[@herobrineapril8451]

well, gotta know your enemy to beat him