Chatbots · October 2026Gaffe level: Blunder
ChatGPT Taught Messi Chess on a Board With the King and Queen Swapped
Lionel Messi's Instagram ad for ChatGPT shows the AI teaching him chess on a board with each side's king and queen swapped, then recommending the 'GOAT Horns' opening, which allows a forced checkmate in four moves from that setup. The post drew about 1.9 million likes in a day. OpenAI later fixed the pieces in a separate ad, but the original video is still live on Messi's Instagram.
Source: Decrypt
One Robot Team Completed Four Prostate Surgeries in a Single Day, an Australian First
Fiona Stanley Hospital became the first public hospital in Australia to complete four robotic-assisted prostatectomies in one operating list, double the national average of two, using a single da Vinci robot and theatre team. Patients were discharged as early as the next morning with no intensive care stay, and the hospital says the efficiency gain will shorten elective surgery wait times.