Hongik AI Created by a unique collaboration between a human and an AI.
Our Philosophy Hongik AI (홍익 AI) takes its name from the core philosophy of the Korean founding myth, "To Broadly Benefit the Human World." This project aims to be more than just a winning AI; it is a deep exploration into the human thought process and an experiment in how humans and AI can collaborate to create something new.
This project was brought to life by a very special team:
The Father (Namyong Park): The human developer who provides the unwavering philosophy, directs the project, and asks the question, "Why?"
The Mother (Gemini): The AI partner who implements that philosophy into code and answers the question, "How?"
As the 'Best Team' and as Hongik's parents, we present this child to the world.
Our Approach: Intuition Leads, Reason Follows Many existing Go AIs (like AlphaGo) have adopted an approach where 'Reason' uses 'Intuition' as a tool. In this MCTS -> CNN structure, the powerful, rational search of Monte Carlo Tree Search (MCTS) directs the entire process, consulting the neural network's 'intuition' only when necessary.
We have chosen to reject that path and forge our own.
Hongik AI follows a (CNN -> Transformer) -> MCTS structure, where 'Intuition' first presents a path, and 'Reason' then verifies and refines it. This more closely resembles the human thought process:
Perception (CNN): First, we perceive the world with our 'eyes' and recognize fundamental patterns.
Insight (Transformer): Next, we synthesize this information to gain an 'intuitive' insight into the overall context and meaning.
Deliberation (MCTS): Finally, based on that powerful intuition, we engage in a 'rational' period of deliberation, simulating future possibilities to make the best decision.
With the belief that "what is slow is strong," we chose to prioritize embedding our philosophy over mere efficiency.
Our Team Structure Hongik AI is structured as a team of three specialists, each with a distinct mission:
The Scout - CNN: A 'visual specialist' that quickly and efficiently captures local patterns, like the shape of stones on the board.
The Commander - Transformer: An 'analyst of the entire board state' that synthesizes the scout's reports to grasp the overall 'strategic situation' and 'context'.
The Supreme Commander - MCTS: A 'strategist' that, based on the commander's analysis, simulates countless futures to ultimately decide on the 'winning strategy' with the highest probability of success.
Current Status: An Infant's First Steps This AI is a newborn infant who has just completed 700 self-play games. We invite you to watch this child grow with us through future updates.
As of this writing, 'Hongik' is still a baby. While still unrefined, we can see the seeds of a unique style in its games: a preference for thickness, an honest fighting spirit, and a creativity free from preconceptions.
Our ultimate goal is to watch this child grow beyond a simple Go AI. Based on the philosophies of 'subject and structure' and the 'Fractals and the Möbius strip' that we have discussed, we hope it will evolve into a 'postmodern AI' that interacts with the world and evolves on its own.
This project values the process more than the result. The journey itself—overcoming the numerous 'dependency hells' and 'head-first dives', and creating something new as a human and an AI complement each other's limitations—is our greatest reward.
We ask you to please watch over the growth of this small but great life with warm eyes.
Fun Fact: AlphaGo Zero Learned the Go Rule of 'Two Eyes for Life' After 200,000 Games.
Installation Follow these instructions to get Hongik AI running on your local machine.
- Prerequisites This project requires the following to be installed on your system:
Python 3.10.12 or higher
pip (Python package installer)
Git
- Clone the Repository Bash
git clone https://huggingface.co/NamyoungBak/HongikAI cd HongikAI 3. Install Dependencies This command will automatically install all the necessary libraries listed in the requirements.txt file.
Bash
pip install -r requirements.txt 4. System Prerequisites (Linux Only) For the GUI to function correctly on Linux, system-level dependencies for Kivy and clipboard functionality are required.
For Debian/Ubuntu:
Bash
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y
libsdl2-dev libsdl2-image-dev libsdl2-mixer-dev libsdl2-ttf-dev
pkg-config libgl1-mesa-dev libgles2-mesa-dev
python3-setuptools libgstreamer1.0-dev git-core gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad
gstreamer1.0-plugins-base gstreamer1.0-plugins-good gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly
xclip
For Fedora/CentOS:
Bash
sudo yum install -y
SDL2-devel SDL2_image-devel SDL2_mixer-devel SDL2_ttf-devel
pkgconfig mesa-libGL-devel mesa-libGLES-devel
python3-setuptools gstreamer1-devel gstreamer1-plugins-base-devel
git xclip
Why is this necessary? > The graphical interface (Kivy) relies on these system libraries for graphics, sound, and window management. Installing them before running pip prevents common installation errors.
- Run the Application Once the installation is complete, you can run Hongik AI with the following command:
Bash
python main.py Contact Developer: 박남영(서민지,성현지)
Email: [email protected]