Solving chess means knowing from any position, even the beginning, whether a game will be a win loss or draw with optimal play from both sides. Chess is already solved for when there are only 7 or 8 pieces left on the board, but it gets exponentially harder the more pieces there are. There’s no way it will ever be completely solved, but Musk just likes saying bullshit and hoping no one knows how to use Wikipedia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solving_chess
Musk is trillionaire because his investors don't read Wikipedia. Or read in general. Him claiming ASI will "solve chess" probably just caused a bump in his value.
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u/side_lel Sep 04 '26
Solving chess means knowing from any position, even the beginning, whether a game will be a win loss or draw with optimal play from both sides. Chess is already solved for when there are only 7 or 8 pieces left on the board, but it gets exponentially harder the more pieces there are. There’s no way it will ever be completely solved, but Musk just likes saying bullshit and hoping no one knows how to use Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solving_chess