Humans grab victory in first of three Dota 2 matches against OpenAI
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Artificial intelligence has swept the board with humans in games like chess and Go, but taking on e-sports might be a step too far — for now. At The International tournament last night in Vancouver, a team of human pro gamers defeated a team of AI bots at the battle arena game Dota 2. The victory for team human was decisive but by no means inevitable, with the AI players putting up a valiant fight. And with two more games to play this week, machine might yet triumph over humanity.
The bots were the creation of OpenAI, a non-profit research lab founded by tech luminaries such as SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. The lab’s main goal is to develop artificial intelligence that “benefits all of humanity,” but teaching bots to play Dota has been an...