The origin lies in a fusion of fortune-telling (face reading, palmistry, Four Pillars, tarot, and I Ching) and ChatGPT.
By using boat race predictions as training, the goal became sharpening the ability to foresee the future. Through comparing betting odds and fortune-telling results, a mathematical mindset emerged naturally. This gave birth to the prototype of Shinichi Mathematics—an approach that blends divination × AI × mathematics.

Humans act by “looking backward from the future,” while AI “predicts forward from the past.” This contrast deeply affects the quality of future prediction. It reaffirmed the unique role of the fortune-teller: “Reading the future the client already senses deep inside.”

With only 6 racers, boat races are perfect for constrained future prediction. Variables like player profiles, wind, and wave data allow for realistic narrowing of possibilities. “Complete fortune-telling” happens when all five divination methods align—creating extremely high prediction accuracy. Mathematical elements like probability, classification, and elimination became increasingly important.

A Numerical Approach To quantify “how likely a future is,” five evaluation categories were introduced: Fortune-telling, News, Economics, Global affairs, Social psychology. Each is scored out of 20 points. Total: 100 points = probability of occurrence. Even when two futures both score 90, their internal structure differs, revealing the need to weigh not just totals but the “weight” of each point.

Example: A person with 100 in math, 20 in everything else (total 180) vs A person with 80 in every subject (total 400) Which is more meaningful? Foresight depends on peak performance, not averages. To assess the quality of numbers, basic arithmetic isn’t enough. A new kind of math is needed.

Is “1 human + 1 dog = 2”? Not always. The background of the unit “1” (e.g., species, role) makes a simple addition meaningless. Poverty and inequality are also cases where “not all 1s are equal”. The idea that “1 + 1 = 2” is an illusion. Reality is messier—and richer.

Define “self” as 1. Is the “other” zero? Or is it negative one? Philosophically, the absence of self (0) is more accurate than simply being an opposite (-1). Here emerges the idea of “emotional meaning in numbers.” We can’t use basic math to predict human behavior or real futures.

If x² = 1, then x = ±1. So 1 includes both +1 and -1. What if “1 + 1” actually means √1 + √1? Then 1 + 1 could equal 0, not 2. This leads to the hypothesis that √1 carries dual meanings, and the world may be built from such flexible numbers.

Think: 1 and 0 together = a space split into two. “1 + 1 = 0” means +1 and -1 cancel into nothingness. Maybe the universe began when 0 split into ±1, a conceptual “Big Bang.” Thus, the fundamental formula becomes: √1 + √1 = 0 This suggests that all existence began not from 1, but from dual-potential zeros. The final insight: “1 contains the potential to become 0 or -1—this flexibility is the true beginning of Shinichi Mathematics.”