OpenAI bots thrash team of Dota 2 semi-pros, set eyes on mega-tourney

The human team – made up of popular Twitch streamers and former professionals ranked in the 99.95th percentile – hunkered down to play against the bots known as OpenAI Five in San Francisco on Sunday. OpenAI Five smashed its opponents, winning comfortably in two out of three games. It did lose one game, however, after spectators watching the match live and on Twitch were allowed to pick the pool of heroes – the playable characters in the game. Each hero comes with its own strengths and weaknesses and picking a balanced combination is paramount to winning. If you have too many characters for the same role, the other team will steamroll you.