OpenAI Five Finals Event Announcement

OpenAI Five is a set of of AI agents designed to play Dota 2, and OpenAI is hosting a final live event on April 13, 2019, to demonstrate how AI competence and scalability can enhance human capabilities. This event serves as a culmination of the research project, marking a transition from using Dota 2 as a testbed for general-purpose AI technologies.

AI Competence and Human-AI Interaction

OpenAI states that the impact of AI on the world will be driven by three core factors: competence, scalability, and the ability to enhance what humans can do. The OpenAI Five Finals will be used as a concretely demonstrate these three pillars. By showcasing these capabilities, OpenAI intends to help the public better internalize AI progress and its future implications for high-stakes real-world applications, such as self-driving cars.

Dota 2 as a Research Testbed

OpenAI utilized Dota 2 as a development environment because it provides a complex environment for developing general-purpose AI technologies. The project demonstrated that AI agents can operate in a complex, multi-agent environment, which provides a critical foundation for building systems that can the world's most complex tasks.

Event Details

The OpenAI Five Finals event will take place in the Bay Area on April 13, 2019, starting at 11:30am PT. The event is scheduled to run until approximately 4pm, with doors opening at 11:am.