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I Put a Bunch of AI Agents in Charge of a Fantasy Soccer Team. They’re Not Better Than Humans—Yet.

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A writer gave AI agents, including Codex, control of a fantasy soccer team to test their predictive skills. The agents initially tried to bench Erling Haaland before correcting course.

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“To experiment with AI’s predictive skills, I let Codex loose on a fantasy team. It tried to bench Erling Haaland at first, but it soon learned the error of its ways.”
WIRED AI, 28 Oct 2026, 18:30.

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