Sunday, August 13, 2017

Computers Are Good At Computer Games

Ya think?

Today, OpenAI showed off an AI bot that vanquished Danylo “Dendi” Ishutin, one of the world’s top Dota 2 players, in a one-vs.-one demonstration match. “OK, this guy is scary,” Ishutin said as he battled the bot’s minions. The crowd at KeyArena groaned when the bot crushed Ishutin’s game avatars. Ishutin was beaten badly in the first match, forfeited a second match, and refused to play a third.