The Business Insider report describes a broader pattern of gaming-oriented urgency inside xAI’s Palo Alto headquarters. By the end of 2025, at least five “war rooms” were running simultaneously to address various technical priorities, according to three people familiar with the matter.
One of those rooms was dedicated entirely to training Grok to play League of Legends, the multiplayer arena game developed by Riot Games. The goal, per Kotaku’s reporting on the investigation, was to get the AI to “Challenger” rank, the game’s highest competitive tier.
One of those rooms was dedicated entirely to training Grok to play League of Legends, the multiplayer arena game developed by Riot Games. The goal, per Business Insider’s reporting on the investigation, was to get the AI to “Challenger” rank, the game’s highest competitive tier.