The e-sports world may be about to usher in a grand battle between man and machine. Elon Musk officially launched a challenge to the world's strongest League of Legends team - the Korean T1 team led by the player ID Faker. The American billionaire wants to test whether his next-generation artificial intelligence model, Grok, can beat top human players.
On the social media platform, Musk proposed that the showdown be held in 2026. In order to ensure the fairness of the game and ensure that the game does not become an AI crushing at a speed that exceeds human reaction, he proposed to impose strict restrictions on AI: Grok5 can only perceive the game through video streaming (simulating human vision), and its reaction speed and operations per minute (APM) will be programmatically limited to match human physiological limits.
The response from T1, the defending world champion of this 2025 League of Legends Global Finals, was also swift and powerful. The team's official account responded to the challenge with a concise and powerful "We are ready. What about you?" and attached the classic dynamic emoticon pack that can "scare" all players of "League of Legends". Riot Games founder Mark Merrill also immediately joined the discussion and proposed to discuss the details of the preparations for this exhibition game.
However, the professional esports community has reservations about this initiative. Many former professional players of League of Legends in the United States have questioned whether AI can reach League of Legends world championship level by 2026. They believe that compared to chess or Dota 2, League of Legends has more variables that require intuitive teamwork and understanding, rather than relying solely on mechanical operations. Chinese-American player Doublelift even swore that if Grok could defeat him (not to mention the T1 team), he would shave his head on the spot.