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'It knew what you were going to do next': AI learns from pro gamers — then crushes them

The Washington Post - Tue 15 Aug 17

It only took the bot a few weeks to go from novice to world class.

AI beats the world's best gamers after just two weeks of learning

New Atlas - Sun 13 Aug 17

The past year has proven to be a landmark in artificial intelligence research. We have seen several big breakthroughs in AI development that were years in the making, from finally decimating ...

Dota vu: Valve’s world cup of e-sports is having another moment in the spotlight

The Verge - Wed 16 Aug 17

Every year for the past half decade, like clockwork, Valve’s Dota 2 tournament has broken the record for biggest prize pool in e-sports history. Dubbed The International (TI), this ...

Did Elon Musk’s AI champ destroy humans at video games? It’s complicated

The Verge - Mon 14 Aug 17

You might not have noticed, but over the weekend a little coup took place. On Friday night, in front of a crowd of thousands, an AI bot beat a professional human player at Dota 2 ...

AI bot takes on the pros at Dota 2… and wins

Ars Technica - Mon 14 Aug 17

But humans did eventually prevail over the computers.

OpenAI's bot beats some of the world's greatest DOTA 2 players

Techspot - Mon 14 Aug 17

At Valve’s yearly DOTA 2 tournament - The International – an artificial intelligence beat one of the world’s best players in a pair of one-on-one matches. The bot, which is ...

Elon Musk’s AI just beat the pros at Dota 2 — one of the most popular and complex computer games

ZME Science - Mon 14 Aug 17

Robots are now beating us at computer games.

Elon Musk: AI ‘vastly more risky than North Korea’

The Guardian - Mon 14 Aug 17

Tesla head warns of dangers of AI and pushes for regulation as OpenAI he backed beats best human players in online DotA 2 championshipElon Musk has warned again about the dangers of artificial ...

My favorite game has been invaded by killer AI bots and Elon Musk hype

The Verge - Mon 14 Aug 17

Elon Musk is a hype merchant, and this weekend his Twitter account served up a generous serving of hoopla for the OpenAI bots that were destroying the best Dota 2 players in the world. ...

Elon Musk's Open AI bot defeats top video gamer

Daily Mail - Mon 14 Aug 17

Danylo 'Dendi' Ishutin, one of the world's best gamers, was easily defeated by the bot during a side match at The International Dota 2 championship held in Seattle on Friday.

World’s Best Dota 2 Players Beaten By Artificial Intelligence Bot

Ubergizmo - Sun 13 Aug 17

You’ve seen artificial intelligence beat the world’s best Go players and now an AI-powered bot has beaten the world’s best Dota 2 players. During Valve’s yearly Dota ...

OpenAI Bot Triumphant Playing Dota 2

iProgrammer - Sat 12 Aug 17

The latest game in which AI has beaten a top human player is Dota 2, a battle arena video game published by Valve, as a sequel to Defense of the Ancients. OpenAI's self-trained bot made a surprise ...

Watch Elon Musk's OpenAI DOTA 2 Bot Destroy The World’s Best Players At The International

HotHardware - Sat 12 Aug 17

We've talked lots on the site about how AI is going to change our future, and how we should proceed with caution in some regards. We've seen some pretty serious uses for AI, and some a little ...

AI beats top 'Dota 2' players in one-on-one matches

Engadget - Sat 12 Aug 17

Artificial intelligence isn't just good at playing Go -- it can also emerge victorious in the eSports arena. The Elon Musk-backed OpenAI team has developed a machine learning ...

OpenAI bot remains undefeated against world’s greatest Dota 2 players

TechCrunch - Sat 12 Aug 17

 Last night, OpenAI’s Dota 2 bot beat the world’s most celebrated professional players in one-on-one battles, showing just how advanced these machine learning systems are getting. ...

'Dota 2' will add two new heroes in the Dueling Fates update

Engadget - Fri 11 Aug 17

Some of the world's best Dota 2 players are doing battle at Valve's The International esports tournament, but they may need some more practice when they get home. That's ...

The world’s best Dota 2 players just got destroyed by a killer AI from Elon Musk’s startup

The Verge - Fri 11 Aug 17

Tonight during Valve’s yearly Dota 2 tournament, a surprise segment introduced what could be the best new player in the world -- a bot from Elon Musk-backed startup OpenAI. Engineers ...

Now AI is beating humans at Dota 2 as well

Techradar - Sun 13 Aug 17

The Elon Musk-backed OpenAI project has been showing off its prowess at an international gaming tournament.

Elon Musk says his startup’s AI is the first to beat eSports’ best gamers

Fastcompany Tech - Fri 11 Aug 17

It’s not clear if artificial intelligence will take away all our jobs, but according to Elon Musk, it is going to take away our e-Sports supremacy. This afternoon, Musk tweeted that a ...