https://qz.com/1311732/openai-built-gaming-bots-that-can-work-as-a-team-with-inhuman-precision/

When humans and artificial intelligence face off in a game, like chess or Go, it’s typically a one-against-one affair. Each player, human or AI, just has to outsmart a single opponent on a board that only changes when the players make a move.

OpenAI is announcing today (June 25) that its newest AI bots can hold their own as a team of five against human gamers at Dota 2, a multiplayer game popular in e-sports for its complexity and necessity for teamwork. The AI research lab is looking to take the bots to Dota 2 championship matches in August to compete against the pros.