Games

Games have been an AI proving ground since the 1960s, when early bots competed with humans in checkers.

Today, leading AI startups train their technology on some of world's the most competitive and complicated video games, including Starcraft II and Dota 2.

Often, the training culminates in a real match against top players. Google DeepMind and OpenAI have both competed with human eSports champs.

Below are several high profile events:

• OpenAI's OpenAI Five: OpenAI's AI system beat the world's top players at Dota 2 in April, 2019.
• Google DeepMind's AlphaStar: Starcraft II is a real-time strategy game. In December, 2018, DeepMind's AlphaStar program beat a top-25 Starcraft II player.