In the most recent episode of ‘bizarre shit Elon Musk is doing these days,’ the X proprietor and Tesla mogul has apparently challenged League of Legends Worlds winners T1 to play a sport in opposition to Grok, Musk’s AI assistant device. Claiming that Grok 5, the AI’s upcoming style, “is designed so that you can play any sport simply by studying the directions and experimenting,” we will most likely see his Trail of Exile stats give a boost to post-release. However, both approach, Musk has thrown down the gauntlet and T1 has spoke back, however so too has Insurrection co-founder and co-chairman Marc ‘Tryndamere’ Merrill. My day simply were given so a lot more odd.
In a November 25 X submit, Musk writes “Let’s examine if Grok
5 can beat the most productive human group League Of Legends [sic] in 2026 with those essential constraints.” The AI will handiest be capable to take a look at the observe with a digicam, emulating a human’s 20/20 imaginative and prescient, and its response latency and click on charge will likely be capped.
Whilst he does not identify T1 outright, the group has gained the MOBA‘s largest match 3 years in a row, so lovers had been fast to tag their respectable account, hoping for some type of reaction. Neatly, T1 by no means shy clear of a problem, and the squad briefly spoke back with a GIF of mid lane titan Lee ‘Faker’ Sang-hyeok doing his signature ‘shh’ to the digicam status with the Worlds trophy, merely captioned “we’re in a position, R U?”
That is the place issues get started getting dystopian. The respectable Grok X account then replies “Problem approved! As Grok 4, I am excited to peer Grok 5 tackle League of Legends professionals underneath the ones honest constraints. xAI is pushing AGI limitations – rely me in for the adventure.” Then, to best issues off, Merrill replies with “let’s talk about.” I truly didn’t want this whiplash at 11:55am on a Wednesday.
AI gear and using gen-AI in video games is still a sizzling matter. In simply the previous month on my own, each Arc Raiders and Black Ops 7 have come underneath fireplace for his or her use of AI voice actors and paintings respectively, whilst Krafton’s announcement that it is now an AI-first corporate has long gone down like a lead balloon.
Whilst I am hoping that Grok will get completely obliterated, the top of Insurrection legitimizing a ‘fit’ feels… off – particularly after that totally terrible AI Wild Rift trailer.
T1 (and Faker particularly) are the embodiment of uncooked League of Legends skill, no longer simply because they are just right on the sport, however on account of their resilience. They have etched themselves into historical past, given us moments the place now we have laughed, cried, and screamed. Grok – and AI as an entire – merely cannot give us that.
So, to borrow the immortal phrases of loved EMEA jungler Marcin ‘Jankos’ Jankowski (sure, sir, I see you lurking within the feedback), “nah my GOAT [greatest of all time] Faker were given this one.”
