Atari Outsmarts ChatGPT at Chess?

Imagine your AI assistant, famous for writing code and poetry, getting crushed by a 1979 Atari at chess—on beginner mode! That’s exactly what happened when ChatGPT-4o took on the Atari 2600’s Video Chess. Despite its massive knowledge base, ChatGPT fumbled basic moves, lost track of pieces, and got outplayed by a machine with less memory than a tweet. Does this prove that old-school, purpose-built tech still beats flashy general AI at specialized tasks? Where should we draw the line between hype and real-world performance? #AIdebate #ChessTech #OldVsNew #Tech