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Professional Go player caught cheating with AI by hiding his cell phone in a tournament was revoked by the China Weiqi Association and banned for 8 years.
February 27th news, yesterday, the China Weiqi Association on the revocation of the violation of the player Qin Si Yue professional level and other penalties of the information circular. The full text of the circular is as follows: On December 15, 2024, professional Go player Qin Si Yue (b. 2006), while participating in the ninth round of the women's division of the National Weiqi Championship (Individual), was found by the referee to be carrying a cell phone during a routine sampling check and using an artificial intelligence program on her cell phone. After reviewing the video of the match on that day, and listening to the testimonies of the referees, players, and staff at the scene, it was confirmed that Qin SiYue entered the match in the early morning hours of that day to hide her cell phone, and that she had cheated during the match, flouting the...- 2.7k