In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the game of Go is arguably the least affected of all sporting events. Thanks to the advantages of online competitions, many traditional world competitions such as the Ying Cup and the Samsung Cup have been successfully held. However, in September this year, the Korean chess world was exposed to the use of artificial intelligence, that is, AI cheating, in online matches, which made the fairness of the online game of Go questioned. A few days ago, the reporter of the main station exclusively interviewed Liang Zaihao, president of the Korean Chess Academy, on this matter, which is also the first time that President Liang has faced the media after the Korean Chess Academy issued a fine last month.
South Korean Go players use AI to cheat the fairness of the game has raised questions
In a Professional Go online tournament in September this year, South Korea's 13-year-old "Go genius girl" Kim Eun held the black and won the mid-game with only 129 hands, and the opponent she defeated was Lee Young-9-dan, the current seventh-ranked top chess player in South Korea. Winning the strong with the weak and winning the big with the small was originally a good story in the sports world, but it was questioned that there was a problem with the chess game soon after.
According to the analysis of the game by Go enthusiasts using The Artificial Intelligence (AI) of Go after the game, it was found that the match between Kim Eun-held's drop and the move recommended by the artificial intelligence program was as high as 92%. Afterwards, the Korean Chess Academy launched a lengthy investigation and finally determined that Kim Eun was cheating, and she herself admitted to cheating. In the end, the Korean Chess Academy issued a penalty decision on the matter on November 20, and Kim Eun-ji was banned for one year.
Liang Jae-ho, president of the Korean Chess Academy: Through this incident, I have conducted a deep reflection, because the players are still minors, and we adults have greater responsibility, without educating the players, the Korean Chess Academy has greater responsibility.
In fact, this is not the first time that the Korean Go community has exposed the use of artificial intelligence to cheat in the game, just in the korean chess academy held a fixed-stage competition at the beginning of this year, a player used artificial intelligence to cheat and was filed, and was sentenced to one year in prison. After the successive cheating incidents were exposed, many people began to worry about the abuse of Go artificial intelligence, especially under the new crown epidemic, many online competitions lacked strict supervision, resulting in the loss of a fair environment for the game.
Responding to AI Challenges The Korean Go community has strengthened regulation
It is understood that after the "Kim Eun Holding Incident", the Korean Chess Academy has strengthened the punishment of such incidents, and in the future, violators may face a three-year ban or even removal. When holding online matches, cameras are installed in front of and behind the players to ensure a fair playing environment. South Korea will also develop detection procedures to monitor whether chess players use artificial intelligence during the game. The Korean Chess Academy will also strengthen the education of Go players. In addition, the Korean Chess Academy also hopes to work together with China and Japan to formulate preventive measures to combat cheating on the field.
Liang Jae-ho, president of the Korea Chess Academy: It is necessary to enhance the players' awareness in this regard and send them a clear message, and it would be better if Korea, China, and Japan could work together.
In response to the use of AI to cheat in the game of Korean chess players, some netizens commented: "Not to mention how advanced science and technology are, but cheating is absolutely shameful, and the attempt to use intelligent means to carry out all criminal behaviors will be criticized." "Artificial intelligence has penetrated into all aspects of social life, and whether its application can make human society more efficient, safer and better depends on how people take advantage of this powerful emerging technology." In the face of the impact that artificial intelligence may bring to human society, especially the legal vacuum brought about by technological progress, some people of insight have been calling on countries to cooperate in the regulation of artificial intelligence.
Ai technology has great potential to reshape the world of Go
The use of artificial intelligence in our lives has become more and more extensive, from human-computer game, smart home, simultaneous interpretation, to artificial intelligence life assistant. In the World of Go, since 2016, when the "Alpha Dog" defeated Lee Sedol Jiudan, one of the top human players at the time, the Artificial Intelligence of Go has impacted and influenced the world of Go in an unprecedented way.
Reporter Lee Dajie: This is the studio of the Korean professional Go channel, and the game they are currently broadcasting is the Korean Go League. We see a signal in the lower right corner of the screen, and that signal is connected to the AI signal. It will make the corresponding optimal solution according to each step taken by the players on the field, and at the same time, it can also judge the situation on the field in real time, whether the black side is dominant or the white side is dominant.
Enriching the content of Go broadcasting, this is only one of the Application Scenarios of Go AI that the audience can see, in the scenes that more audiences can't see, such as the daily training of professional chess players, Go AI has become their inseparable helper.
Korean Go artificial intelligence developer Lee Joo-young: Now the software is mostly used to improve the strength of professional players, our products currently provide special training software for about 5 Korean professional chess players.
It is understood that the current high-level Go AI and professional chess players can usually make two sons, which is an unimaginable gap in the duel between the top human players. It is the existence of this gap that makes Go masters turn to AI for advice.
South Korean professional chess player Lee Sang-hyun Wudan: Now after the game is over, we will introduce the chess score into artificial intelligence for the first time to review, such as where I want to land, but the artificial intelligence feels that that position is not ideal, and there are better choices to learn through this process. When I am thinking about whether the position of the fall is appropriate, the artificial intelligence will also provide the winning rate of the position to see if the winning rate is more than half, which I think is very helpful.
Go AI technology may help with drug development
However, in the end, Go is only a game invented by humans, and the continuous development of Go AI is helping people to explore other fields in addition to promoting the progress of the professional field of Go. For example, in terms of drug development, researchers are using Go AI algorithms and machine deep learning techniques to effectively screen candidate compounds from massive amounts of information, predict their physicochemical reactions, and drug properties.
Lee Joo-young, an AI developer at Go in South Korea: (We're working on) how to use AI to develop new drugs more quickly. A few months ago I saw the news that China's Internet companies are also developing in the direction of AI pharmaceuticals, and it is very important that we need to develop AI technologies that can improve human well-being through the flexible use of new AI technologies to help people live safely, healthily and happily.
(Reporter Li Dajie, Lu Xinghai)
Source: CCTV