Microsoft Copilot has been trounced by an (emulated) Atari 2600 console in Atari Chess. The late 70s console tech easily triumphed over Copilot, despite the latter’s pre-match bravado. In a chat with the AI before the game, Copilot even trash-talked the Atari’s “suboptimal” and “bizarre moves.” However, it ended up surrendering graciously, saying it would “honor the vintage silicon mastermind that bested me fair and square.”
If the above sounds kind of familiar, it is because the Copilot vs Atari 2600 chess match was contrived by the same Robert Jr. Caruso, who inspired our coverage of ChatGPT getting “absolutely wrecked” by an Atari 2600 in a beginner's chess match.
