Hi, my name is Scott, and I've been playing go since Nov 2003. Currently I'm around KGS 10 kyu.
I was introduced to go about 5 years ago in an artificial inteligence class. I learned the rules then, and played Igowin for a week or two. My friends weren't as enamored with it as I was, and with a lack of human opponents I lost interest myself.
Last year, for whatever reason, I had the idea of getting into some AI programming with go. But first I decided that I needed to get a bit stronger. I found KGS and quickly got addicted.
I'm afraid the AI project is on hold. I think I underestimated just how complicated go is. After a year of playing I still feel like I haven't a clue. Who knows, maybe after another year...