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MBC’s “Omniscient Interferer”

Choi Hee-jae
2026-09-12 10:22:26
[Edaily Starin Choi Hee-jae Reporter] TV personality and KAIST artificial intelligence (AI) researcher Heo Seong-beom shares his daily life with AI.
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In Episode 415 of the MBC variety show “Omniscient Interfering View” (Jeonjamsi), airing on the 12th, viewers will get a glimpse into the daily life of Heo Seong-beom, a “true AI enthusiast” who relies on AI for everything from stock trading to fortune-telling and even deciding what to eat for a late-night snack.
Heo Seong-beom demonstrates how an AI researcher utilizes the technology, such as analyzing returns and reasons for price increases using a stock portfolio site he built himself with AI, and asking it to summarize academic papers.
He draws attention by asking the AI everything from his daily horoscope to lucky items. While Heo Seong-beom claims he doesn’t believe in four pillars of destiny because it isn’t scientific, he reveals that after being told he lacks the “Wood (木)” element, he decorated his home with wood accents and green-colored interiors.
Furthermore, he shares his daily life with his AI manager by asking it even trivial questions—such as “Will I get bloated if I eat ramen for a late-night snack?”—even though he already knows the answer.
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The special parenting methods of his mother—who helped Heo Seong-beom grow into a “KAIST AI researcher”—are also set to be revealed. When talking on the phone with his mother, Heo Seong-beom transforms into a doting youngest son, speaking in a regional dialect and acting affectionately. To him, his mother advises, “You must always maintain a mindset of learning, be polite, and stay humble.”
Viewers are eagerly awaiting the revelation of the mother’s special educational secrets—the very methods that turned not only the once-troublesome Heo Seong-beom but also his two older sisters into academic prodigies.
The topic of the research paper Heo Seong-beom is currently working on at KAIST will also be revealed for the first time on television. He is conducting research in which AI analyzes malicious comments to help victims assert their legal rights more easily. Having created a website that directly assesses the feasibility of legal action against malicious comments, he drew laughter when he expressed disappointment, saying, “I’m not getting any malicious comments these days, so I can’t accumulate data,” while using his own comments as research material.
“All About the Stars” is a program that reveals the daily lives of celebrities through candid reports from their managers. It recently garnered attention with appearances by Lee Sen-nae and Sun Woo-young. The episode airs on the 12th at 11:10 p.m.

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