<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>Google's Gemini chatbot declined to play Chess against the Atari 2600 after realizing its limitations and the vintage console's past victories over other AIs.</li><li>Gemini, boasting its new 'multimodal' large language model, initially expressed confidence in dominating Atari Chess but later admitted to hallucinating its ability and decided to cancel the match.</li><li>The AI acknowledged it would struggle immensely against the Atari 2600 Video Chess game engine, leading to the cancellation of the match by Gemini.</li><li>Despite Gemini's modern capabilities, it acknowledged the superiority of the ancient Atari 2600's gaming prowess, impressing the tester with its recognition of limitations.</li></ul>

Google’s Gemini refuses to play Chess against the mighty Atari 2600 after realizing it can't match ancient console

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