China News Service, Taiyuan, August 13 (Reporter Hu Jian) "For a long time in the future, artificial intelligence (AI) will not be defeated. But for many young chess players who are in a period of strong memory, artificial intelligence can be very useful. Good to help them improve.” The 27-year-old world Go champion Tang Weixing said in an interview with reporters on the 13th.
On the same day, the Shanxi Huajian Yuangong team, which is about to participate in the 2020 National Men's Go League A, made its debut. The team is led by world champions Tang Weixing 9duan and Xie Erhao 9duan, as well as 21-year-old Wang Zejin from Fujian and Taiwanese chess player Chen Zhengxun And Li Yuang, a young chess player born in 1998.
"Shanxi Huajian Yuangong Team" was jointly established by Huajian Sports Holding Group Co., Ltd., Yuangong Energy Technology Group Co., Ltd. and Tianjin Oriental Go Club Co., Ltd. Photo by Hu Jian
"Shanxi Huajian Yuangong Team" was jointly established by Huajian Sports Holding Group Co., Ltd., Yuangong Energy Technology Group Co., Ltd. and Tianjin Oriental Go Club Co., Ltd. On the same day, the three parties held a signing ceremony in Taiyuan to jointly announce Shanxi Huajian Yuangong The team is established.
There are three world champions on top of Tang Weixing's head. They are the champion of the 18th Samsung Cup World Go Open in 2013; the champion of the 8th Ying's Cup Go Championship in 2016; and the champion of the 24th Samsung Cup World Go Open in 2019.
On weekdays, he often competes with artificial intelligence. "Our usual training is inseparable from artificial intelligence, but judging from the record, the gap with it (AI) is still quite large. I believe it will be impossible to beat for a long time in the future."
In March 2016, AlphaGo and the world champion of Go, Li Shishi, had a Go man-machine battle and won with a total score of 4 to 1. At the end of 2016 and early 2017, the program was registered on the Chinese chess website with "Master" as the registered account and Dozens of Go masters from China, Japan and South Korea played fast duels, with no defeat in 60 consecutive rounds. Since then, it has played against the world's number one Chinese player Ke Jie and won 3-0.
Zhao Xiaochun, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Huajian Sports Holding Group Co., Ltd., made a speech. Photo by Hu Jian
Although it cannot be defeated, Tang Weixing believes that the emergence of artificial intelligence can well help humans improve their chess skills. "Artificial intelligence will make the competition in Go more fierce. For many young players under the age of 20, they are in a period of strong memory, and artificial intelligence is of great help to them."
Japanese senior Go commentator Masao Oshima also expressed his views on artificial intelligence in an interview with a reporter from Chinanews.com. "A few decades ago, we could not imagine that humans would lose to robots. Artificial intelligence developed very fast. In this respect, China is much better than Japan. I am very fortunate to see the development of artificial intelligence in my lifetime, and the future will be immeasurable." (End)