Elon Musk's OpenAI Bot Humiliates 'DotA 2' Pros Like Dendi

“DotA 2” is perhaps one of the most popular and successful games of today. It has millions of players from all over the world. Heck, it’s even among the highly celebrated titles in the eSports scene.

During the annual “DotA 2” tournament hosted by Valve, a surprise segment was introduced. It featured what appeared to be the best player in the globe: a bot courtesy of the legendary Elon Musk. It was from his startup called OpenAI.

Image via YouTube/OpenAI

The nonprofit organization claimed that the bot learned enough skills to defeat even the best and brightest in the “DotA 2” community. And believe it or not, the learning process, which happened in real-time, only took two weeks.

According to The Verge, the AI amassed “lifetimes” of experience through the use of a neural network, a product of the company’s humble beginnings. Musk deemed the achievement as the very first in history, that a bot was able to defeat competitive eSports pros.

OpenAI first ever to defeat world's best players in competitive eSports. Vastly more complex than traditional board games like chess & Go.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 12, 2017

It holds true that the demonstration was limited to a few gameplay variables. But still, the AI’s performance was enough to defeat the likes of Danlyo “Dendi” Ishutin. The titular “DotA 2” player was crushed in a 1 vs. 1 matchup with the AI.

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Some of the bot’s movements, in one way or another, looked like human. Dendi was even defeated twice by it by the way.

The NaVi veteran had this to say:

“feels a little like [a] human, but a little like something else.”

In its most organic form, “DotA 2” is a 5 vs. 5 game and is hailed as one of the pillars in the MOBA genre. The teams’ goal is to destroy each other’s base. The title offers a roster of 113 playable heroes. Each character offers unique set of skills, and there are various items that either enhance or extend a hero’s ability.

The nonprofit startup OpenAI, on the other hand, was founded by Elon Musk in hopes to prevent AI from destroying the planet. This has been his lifetime goal ever since. Recently, he told a group of US governors that bots represent a “fundamental risk” to the very existence of humanity. Apparently, AI enthusiasts such as Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook were not impressed by Musk’s notion.