Star Point is a podcast all about the game of Go (aka baduk or weiqi)! When you're away from the board, you can listen to Star Point for weekly discussions about how to improve, personal anecdotes, and general appreciation for the beauty of the game. Hosted and produced by Justin Oh.
You can read your fancy books for Go knowledge and do your life and death homework every day, but have you developed your Go senses? Most of the time, strong players just “know” what to do. Moves are simply strong or weak. Let’s talk about why that is and how we can sharpen our Go senses.
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5 Oct 2026
139: Does luck exist in Go?
Go is a high-minded game of pure strategy, not luck… right? But there could be an argument that there is at least a little luck involved in the game in one way, shape, or form. Are we in full control of our destinies on the goban or is this art form also subject to the waves of chaos? And if there is absolutely no element of chance, what does it mean when we lose? Bonus topic: what is the opposite of Go?
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28 Sept 2026
138: Can humans and AI coexist on the Go board?
Some Japanese pros recently played Pair Go with AI as their partners as part of a study. Rather than focusing solely on making AI as strong and intelligent as possible, should we instead be looking for ways AI can synergize with human beings? Especially in the Go world? What might the future hold for an AI-assisted humanity?
Article: Japan researchers use ancient boardgame Go to explore how humans and AI can coexist (https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260916/p2a/00m/0na/036000c)
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5.0 / 5
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