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Perplexity AI struggles with complex chess positions

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A user on Mastodon shared their experience playing chess against Perplexity AI, noting that while the AI performed well in the opening, it made significant blunders in the middle game. The user highlighted a specific instance where the LLM incorrectly identified a checkmate position. This experience led the user to conclude that LLMs excel at recalling trained information but struggle with novel or complex problems. AI

IMPACT Highlights limitations of current LLMs in strategic reasoning and novel problem-solving.

RANK_REASON User's personal experience and opinion on an AI's performance.

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Perplexity AI struggles with complex chess positions

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    I played a # chess game against # Perplexity # AI , and as expected it played well in the opening but then it proceeded to give away all its pieces in the middl

    I played a # chess game against # Perplexity # AI , and as expected it played well in the opening but then it proceeded to give away all its pieces in the middle game. My favourite part was when the # LLM claimed that the attached position was checkmate when f4 was still availabl…

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