Elon Musk's Feelings About AI Are Complicated

Artificial intelligence took a step forward last night, at an annual tournament for players of the tactical wargame Defense of the Ancients 2. A bot created by the Elon Musk-backed nonprofit OpenAI defeated champion human player Danylo "Dendi" Ishutin in two back to back demonstration matches. Musk hailed the achievement on Twitter, saying that it was a significant advance over what AI had accomplished in more traditional games. OpenAI first ever to defeat world's best players in competitive eSports. Vastly more complex than traditional board games like chess & Go. Defense of the Ancients 2 – commonly referred to as DOTA 2 – is what's known as a multiplayer online battle arena, or MOBA.