S2.7 - Trevor Noah, AI & Go, Organizer Albert Yen, Pro Ichiriki Ryo & Lightning Round with BenKyo | Go / Baduk / Weiqi

This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China.

Travis reflects on a Trevor Noah conversation about AlphaGo and the way artificial intelligence changed perceptions of human creativity in Go. He then speaks with strong amateur player, teacher, and organizer Albert Yen about growing up around Go, tournament culture, teaching, and what makes in-person events meaningful. Gazza White highlights Ichiriki Ryo and the state of Japanese professional Go, while BenKyo answers a series of rapid-fire questions.

Full transcript, related episodes, and additional resources:

https://allthingsgogame.com/2026/07/28/trevor-noah-ai-go-organizer-albert-yen-pro-ichiriki-ryo-lightning-round-with-benkyo/

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Theme music by UNIVERSFIELD & background music by PodcastAC

• Trevor Noah's podcast What Now? with Trevor Noah
• The book Sapiens
• Albert Yen and his go teacher Jiang Mingjiu
• Ichiriki Ryo
• Lee Changho's games
• BenKyo's league and website

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