Travis
06 April 2026
50m 33s
S5.6 - Crazy Stone's Rémi Coulom & a Follow-up Conversation with Anthropologist/Former Insei Chimin Oh 8d | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
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All Things Go
This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China.
Rémi Coulom explains the creation of Crazy Stone, the rise of Monte Carlo Tree Search, whole-history ratings, and the long technical challenge of building Kifu Snap. Anthropologist and former insei Chimin Oh then discusses AI’s impact on Korean Go, the continuing value of human expertise, and his return to a dojang as a researcher.
Full transcript, related episodes, and additional resources:
https://allthingsgogame.com/2026/07/27/remi-coulom-crazy-stone-kifu-snap-chimin-oh-ai/
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Rémi Coulom Interview
Chimin Oh Interview
- Chimin's recently-published article on his research
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