Unfortunately i think it is a feasible step as soon as chatgpt has full access to the internet it will be possible to program it with the best poker and blackjack games and to play it automatically
ChatGPT or any other AI model having full access to the internet will only have the ability to scrap any data available online, and I don't really think that there is enough data to teach the model how it can become a great poker player as even if it's a game of skill, there is a luck factor in it as well and it's about the cards that are being served on the table to the players.
The model will obviously not be able to memorize almost every single hand that can be made with the cards because there are too many possible hands that can be made using all the cards in a card deck.
And in my opinion, it is not at all interesting to play poker with AI.
When you know that a soulless machine is playing against you, pumped up with different algorithms for calculating all possible options for the layout of cards and constantly calculating the probabilities of these layouts, and based on this, making its moves, it becomes somehow not that disgusting, but somehow not quite interesting. More preciseky, I'm not interested at all. For example, a computer has long since learned to beat a person in chess. Moreover, even world champions and a grandmaster do not undertake to play with a super-powerful computer, because they will definitely lose. Nevertheless, the games of man against man in chess continue to be popular, as before. It seems that playing poker with AI will also not be in demand by people so as to become something significant in this field of entertainment. And as before, all people who are interested in poker will be happy to watch broadcasts of tournaments in professional poker. Without any AI and ChatGPT there.
Cheers for the fresh perspective! Your buddy's take is pretty spot on, given that AI units like ChatGPT can only crunch the data they're handed, which might not be enough to turn them into ace poker sharks. The sheer scale of potential card permutations, coupled with the game's wildcard nature, indeed throws a curveball at AI. Totally get your 'meh' vibe about facing off with AI in poker. After all, poker isn't just about number-crunching, odds, and tactics. It's also about gut feel, reading the room, and, naturally, the sheer buzz of the game. These bits might be a tall order for an AI to mimic. As for the chess vs poker bit, I'd argue that they're apples and oranges. In chess, all cards are on the table, and luck doesn't get a look-in, making it a sweet spot for AI. On the flip side, poker's wild, gut feel plays a big part, which might make it a tougher nut for AI to crack.