The tech world is witnessing an unprecedented "AGI stress test." On Tuesday, xAI officially announced that its large model Grok5, scheduled to be released in 2026, will issue a public challenge to top professional League of Legends (LoL) teams worldwide. This human vs. machine battle is not just an e-sports exhibition match but also seen by xAI as a key milestone on the path to artificial general intelligence (AGI).

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According to information disclosed by xAI, Grok5 will face multiple top teams, including T1, the 2025 global final champion, in multiple Bo series matches. To ensure fairness and the effectiveness of the test, the AI will be subject to strict **"human-equivalent limitations":**

  • Visual information acquisition: Only game information will be obtained through camera footage simulating human eyesight (20/20 vision).

  • Operation speed: Reaction time and operation speed will be limited to the average human level.

  • Resource limitations: Any external data interfaces or superhuman computing resources are prohibited.

This means Grok5 must win entirely through game reading, team coordination, real-time decision-making, and on-the-spot adaptability. Its core capability lies in being able to play any game simply by "reading the manual," and rapidly reaching or even surpassing human elite levels through self-experimentation and iteration.

It is reported that Grok5 has approximately 6 trillion parameters, supports multi-modal real-time processing, and can simultaneously understand visuals, voice, text instructions, and game mechanics. It has been internally evaluated by xAI as a milestone model with a "10% probability of AGI."