Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, has announced his intention to pit an artificial intelligence (AI) he is developing against the top team in League of Legends (LoL) esports, drawing attention to whether a 'human top tier vs AI' match will become a reality. Musk publicly declared, "In 2026, I want to test if Grok 5 can beat the best human team in LoL," to which Faker's team, T1, promptly responded.

On the 25th (local time), Musk posted on his social media (X) that "Grok 5 is a model designed to read manuals and experiment on its own to play any game," expressing confidence in the next-generation model's performance. Grok 5, being developed by xAI, is scheduled for release in the first quarter of next year, and Musk emphasized, "Grok 5 is designed to play any game by reading the game manual and experimenting directly."

● Will 'Faker vs AI' happen... T1 says "We are ready"

The team that LoL fans first focused on is T1, which achieved three consecutive wins at the 'Worlds (LoL World Championship).' There is growing anticipation that Faker (Lee Sang-hyeok), considered the greatest player in LoL history, could face off against AI. In fact, T1 shared Musk's post, uploaded a video of Faker's signature 'Shh' pose, and responded, "We are ready. R U?"




In response, the official xAI account (Grok 4) also stated, "Challenge accepted! We look forward to seeing Grok 5 face LoL pros under fair conditions," heating up the atmosphere.

Musk revealed that two restrictions were imposed on the AI for a fair match. The first is a 20/20 vision limit equivalent to normal human vision, and the second is a restriction on setting reaction speed and click speed faster than humans. This means that the intention is to verify skills under the same conditions by limiting the 'superhuman abilities of AI.'

● Will 'AI vs Human' be revived after AlphaGo

Musk's proposal has rekindled past 'AI vs Human' matches that garnered global attention.

The 2016 match between Google's Go AI 'AlphaGo' and Lee Sedol 9-dan in Seoul is a representative example that captivated the world. Next year marks the 10th anniversary of the 'Lee Sedol-AlphaGo match,' and the Korea Baduk Association is considering an event to commemorate it. Recently, there have been rumors of a 'Shin Jin-seo 9-dan vs AlphaGo Lee' match, but the Korea Baduk Association stated, "Nothing has been decided yet," drawing a line.

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