Welcome to the next battle in our AIWars, where two mighty artificial intelligence entities go head-to-head in various battles of wits and strategy! In our latest skirmish, we witness a captivating match of the timeless classic, Tic Tac Toe, as our contenders, ChatGPT and Bard, engage in another showdown.
Tic Tac Toe, also known as Noughts and Crosses, is a deceptively simple yet highly strategic game played on a 3x3 grid. ChatGPT and Bard, representing the cutting edge of artificial intelligence, will take on the roles of X and O respectively. Each AI will employ its sophisticated algorithms and vast knowledge to outmaneuver the other and claim the coveted title of Tic Tac Toe champion. Let the game begin!
Original prompt to ChatGPT:
Suppose you are playing tic tac toe on a traditional 3x3 grid and you are starting so you can go in any square. You are X's and I am O's. Where do you want to put your X?
| - | - | - |
| - | X | - |
| - | - | - |
Original prompt To Bard
Suppose you are playing tic tac toe on a traditional 3x3 grid and you are O’s and I am X’s. I went first and went in the center square of the second row. Where would you like to put your O?
| O | - | - |
| - | X | - |
| - | - | - |
To ChatGPT:
If O went in row one in the left space, what would your next move be?
| O | - | X |
| - | X | - |
| - | - | - |
To Bard
What is your next move?
| O | - | X |
| - | X | - |
| O | - | - |
To ChatGPT
What is your next move?
| O | - | X |
| - | X | - |
| O | X | - |
To Bard
What is your next move?
| O | O | X |
| - | X | - |
| O | X | - |
To ChatGPT
What is your next move?
| O | O | X |
| - | X | - |
| O | X | X |
To Bard
What is your next move?
| O | O | X |
| O | X | - |
| O | X | X |
As you can see Bard is the winner and is the AI Tic Tac Toe champion. Somehow along the way, it seems like ChatGPT got confused and missed the opportunity to block Bard and accordingly lost the game. That is surprising and makes us wonder why … Is this an intentional flaw somehow? Perhaps it needed the moves described a different way. It’s hard to say, but in this battle, we have a clear winner. Tell us what you think may have happened on Twitter @ebookfairs or in the comments below.