[Issue+] Lee Se-dol 9dan, who retired in 2019, “I will play Go with the winner of AlphaGo NFT..Token that contains my Go life”

[Issue+] Lee Se-dol 9dan, who retired in 2019, “I will play Go with the successful bidder of AlphaGo NFT..Token that contains my Go life”

It was issued as a historical powerhouse NFT (Non Fungible Token) that defeated Google DeepMind’s artificial intelligence AlphaGo issued by Sedol Lee 9 Dan and Blockchain Startup 22 Century Media (CEO Shin-jae Yoo) and auctioned from 10 am on the 11th. Is in progress.

In relation to the issuance of the NFT and the auction, Lee Se-dol’s 9th Dan revealed the reason for hoping that this auction will be completed successfully from the first word.

Through the materials distributed, Lee Se-dol said, “If you do not know Baduk, you may not understand that Baduk is an art. Can be imagined. Knowing that context, I can even think that this is an art piece.” “I said that it was the last generation to learn Baduk as an art, but I hope this will be a new beginning for Baduk to be accepted as an art. I think it’s right to go that way in order for Baduk to survive.”

There were also many other great countries, and as for the momentum of issuing this game as an NFT, “I joined in 1995 and played in the world of professional Go for 25 years until 2019, playing thousands of games. Among them, Alpha Gowa’s great power is by far overwhelming in terms of popularity and symbolism. Also, if I dare to leave it on the blockchain forever, wouldn’t it be better to leave a winning game than a losing game?” And “I am almost the last generation to learn Go as an art, not a sport. Maybe it’s the last person.

It is very rare that even in my generation, I learned Go as an art. Regardless of losing and winning, Go as an art is made by two people who participate in the game. It means that just because he won, he wasn’t that person. When I think about it, it wouldn’t be very pleasant to say that the other party makes NFT a losing game. In that sense, it is less burdensome to say that the game against AlphaGo is’it contains my Go life’. Of course there are a lot of people behind AlphaGo, but it’s a program anyway, isn’t it humans?”

Lee Se-dol 9dan said to the question that NFT could expand the range of collectible objects in the future, “Yes. I think the meaning of taking one step is great. No matter how many people’s memories of Michael Jordan’s last shot, it was only in memory before and that was the end. But now, I create something symbolic to commemorate it. Of course, there have been photographs and artworks, but having something symbolic in the NFT has a different feeling.” He predicted that the value in the NFT market in the future will be much greater than it is now.

Se-Dol Lee said that if the auction is successful after the issuance of this NFT and receives Ethereum, “There is no specific plan yet because the price has not been clearly set, but I am one of those who appreciate cryptocurrency, especially Ethereum, very positively. Leeum is like fuel or blood, and most of the interesting experiments in the cryptocurrency market are done with Ethereum. “If the NFT is sold, it is likely that some of the Ether obtained as a profit will be sold and some will be held.”

In particular, if Lee Se-dol 9 Dan wins for a huge amount, “There is no plan to use it for activities related to Baduk so far, but the last thing I want to emphasize is that I hope that Baduk will approach more art in the future with the issuance of this NFT. If the recipient is a Go fan, I think that I can share something symbolic and commemorative with me, and since I was a person who bought’a token containing my Go life’, I would be very happy to play with such a person, and even a person who does not know Go would be enough. Do it.”

The NFT published this time by Lee Se-dol 9-dan is a photograph and signature of Lee Se-dol 9-dan, taken against the background of the black stone and white stone placed on a checkerboard in sequence during the fourth game against Alpha Go, and a notation with 78 hundred, which is evaluated as “the hand of God”. Based on this video file, it was published on the Ethereum network.

Lee Se-dol, 9th Dan, who took a bag in the fourth country of the Google Deep Mind Challenge held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Seoul on March 13, 2016, defeated Google’s artificial intelligence AlphaGo in 180 numbers. This is the first and last human victory among the 74 official powers AlphaGo has against humans, and it is still evaluated as a great human victory against artificial intelligence. In particular, the 78-hundred, who decided to win Lee Se-dol’s 9th Dan in this great country, has been praised as “a number of gods.”

NFT, known as a kind of’digital certificate of authenticity’, has already been auctioned in various ways overseas. Beeple’s digital painting work, which was the hottest topic at Christie’s auction this spring, was auctioned off for $69.3 million (approximately 78.5 billion won). In addition, 10 digital paintings by Graffiti artist Banksy and Elon Musk’s wife, Grime, are sold at an astronomical price of 6.5 billion won, attracting high interest from artists and investors around the world.

Meanwhile, Lee Se-dol’s 9-dan NFT auction will be held at opensea.io, the world’s largest NFT auction site, until 10:00 am on the 18th, so anyone who wants to participate in the auction can participate.

Sedol Lee 9th Dan, NFT issuance and auction Q&A

1) How did you become interested in blockchain and NFT?
Although blockchain has become famous because of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, it has been interested since before (Cryptocurrency Boom). Are there many areas in the industry where the distributed data storage method can be applied technically? So I looked at it interestingly. However, it is true that the NFT was a little unfamiliar. It was covered a lot in the media, but I didn’t watch it with interest so far. However, as I recently listened to the story in detail and thought about it, there were many interesting things. I thought that if I left the moment I wanted to celebrate as a symbol using the blockchain, it would be a fun event not only in Go, but also in all fields.

2) Are you naturally curious and interested in new technologies?
Anyone will be like that, but when a new technology emerged, it was always interested to some extent when it was said that it could have a lot of influence on the whole society. This is because I am curious about how the world changes.

3) Was that curiosity influenced by the decision to play AlphaGo in 2016?
The fact that a computer program plays Baduk is technically, but as a single Baduker, it felt amazing. But in reality, I didn’t know that I would be the main character (playing computer and Go). (laugh)

4) Among many major powers, why is the power of AlphaGo, especially the 4th nation, issuing the Ethereum NFT?
He joined in 1995 and played in the world of professional Go for 25 years until 2019, playing thousands of games. Among them, Alpha Gowa’s great power is by far overwhelming in terms of popularity and symbolism. Also, if you dare to leave it on the blockchain forever, wouldn’t it be better to leave the winning game than the losing game?
I am almost the last generation to learn Go as an art, not a sport. Maybe it’s the last person. It is very rare that even in my generation, I learned Go as an art. However, regardless of losing or winning, baduk as an art is made by two people who participate in the game. It means that just because he won, he wasn’t that person. When I think about it, it wouldn’t be very pleasant to say that the other party makes NFT a losing game.
In that sense, it is less burdensome to say that the game against AlphaGo is’it contains my Go life’. Of course there are a lot of people behind AlphaGo who made it, but it’s a program anyway, isn’t it a person?

5) Previously, collections were mainly limited to artwork. Do you think the NFT could widen the range of collectables in the future?
Yes. I think the meaning of taking one step is great. No matter how many people’s memories of Michael Jordan’s last shot, it was only in memory before and that was the end. But now, I create something symbolic to commemorate it. Of course, there have been photographs and artworks, but it feels different to put something symbolic in the NFT.

6) With the issuance of this NFT, can Baduk become more recognized as an art?
Honestly, I don’t think it will be easy. As mentioned earlier, even if it is a work of art, the win or loss is clear. If anyone can admit that’this is truly Myeongguk’, it may be worthwhile from the perspective of the loser. But at least, I haven’t made anything that I can say, even though I’m losing, that this was really baduk that I could be proud of in 25 years. I haven’t even seen anyone else play such a game.

7) Isn’t that because you’re so unacceptable to losing?
It may be, but it means that having a satisfactory Go game is difficult. In particular, with the emergence of artificial intelligence, it has been proven that our skills are not very high. For AI, I won, but that was because AI was in its infancy at the time. For now, it makes no sense to beat artificial intelligence. It’s better to go to America and buy the Super Bowl lottery, rather than finding the odds that’s possible.
Who would say that AlphaGo’s fourth country is actually a famous country as a notation? Artificial intelligence is not God either. In the eyes of God, you can also say’what is that’. It was seen as symbolic in a different sense.

8) Why did you decide to retire in 2019?
First of all, the artificial intelligence was quite large. It is not easy to play Go in a situation where it is virtually impossible to win. If it’s between people,’I’ll beat that guy’, but the difference in skill was too big to look at with artificial intelligence. When it comes to playing Go, everyone, both professional and amateur, prides themselves on being the best. However, even if the other person is a program that is not a person, it is a pain that there is a master who is not the best when I play Go.
Of course, there are reasons for the rest of the decision to retire, but I am not going to talk about it here.

9) How have you been after retirement?
I have various ideas. It is difficult to reveal a specific plan.

10) If the person who won the NFT of AlphaGo’s 4th country is a Go fan, do you have any plans to play Go together?
Of course. Even if I don’t hand over everything I’ve done to that person, can’t I think I’m sharing something symbolic and memorial? Since I was the person who bought the’Token that contains my Go’s life’, I would be very happy if I played Go with such a person. Even if you don’t know Go, it’s possible.

11) What do you plan to do with Ethereum earned through auctions? Will it be monetized?
I don’t know if the price is fixed, but it’s not so, so it’s hard to say clearly. I want to answer this question like this. I am one of those who value cryptocurrencies, especially Ethereum, very positively. Ethereum is like fuel or blood. Looking at the cryptocurrency market, most of the interesting experiments are done with Ethereum. When making another coin, it is often made based on Ethereum. Without Ethereum, the cryptocurrency ecosystem would not work. If the NFT is sold, will it sell some (of the Ether earned from profits) and not retain some (laughs)?

12) Do you have any plans to open a Lee Se-dol boat Baduk contest if you win the bid for an enormous amount?
That’s the next question to think about, but so far, I don’t have any plans to use it for activities related to Baduk. Since retirement, I have played Baduk with close amateurs, but I have never played Baduk with really good pros. Honestly, I didn’t want to use my hair like that.

However, the last thing I want to emphasize is that I hope that Baduk will approach more art in the future with the issuance of this NFT. I honestly said that Go has artistic value, but people may not think so. If there is no one who accepts it as art, there is no artistic value.

If you don’t know Baduk, you may not understand that Baduk is an art, but if you look at the notation, you can imagine what the person was thinking and the atmosphere of the scene when they stepped out one by one. When you know that context, you may think that this is an art piece. I said that I was the last generation to learn Baduk as an art, but I hope this will be a new beginning for Baduk to be accepted as an art. I think it’s right to go that way in order for Baduk to survive.

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