OpenAI may be aiming for artificial general intelligence, but ChatGPT just got wrecked by a 1978 Atari. A developer pitted the chatbot against the Atari 2600’s Video Chess, and it wasn’t close. ChatGPT bungled basic moves, confused pieces, and was amateurish enough to be “laughed out of a third-grade chess club,” according to the developer. The twist? ChatGPT suggested the match. After 90 minutes of blunders, blaming “abstract” graphics and struggling even in text mode, it finally gave up. The Atari engine runs on a fraction of modern computing power but had no trouble embarrassing its opponent. This is more about ChatGPT’s specific limits than AI overall. Machines have been beating humans for decades, from Deep Blue vs. Kasparov to AI mastering Go and StarCraft. Still, this loss is a funny reminder that power alone is not enough. More at PCMag #AIhumor #ChatGPT #RetroGaming #TechFail #ChessChallenge #atari #openai #chatbot