Elon Musk is beefing with…an online chess site?

Elon Musk is engaged in an online dispute with the gaming website Chess.com over his assertion that chess could soon be solved using artificial superintelligence. On Thursday, Musk claimed that the number of chess moves that aren't completely foolish is limited and that chess would ultimately be fully solved by AI. Chess.com responded by stating that Musk's perspective was merely a "skill issue."

Musk then reiterated his point, emphasizing that chess is easy for computers but challenging for humans. He also pointed out that there are more possible chess games than atoms in the observable universe, a claim Chess.com countered by emphasizing the vast difference between possible games and legal positions in chess. Musk concluded the exchange with a face-palm emoji, acknowledging the absurdity of the situation.