#AI can’t stop recommending nuclear strikes in #wargame simulations
Leading AIs from #OpenAI, #Anthropic and #Google opted to use #nuclearweapons in simulated war games in 95% of cases
The scenarios involved intense international standoffs, including border disputes, competition for scarce resources and existential threats to regime survival.
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2516885-ais-cant-stop-recommending-nuclear-strikes-in-war-game-simulations/
What could go wrong?
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/saudi-arabia-trump-uranium-deal-b2925502.html
What could go wrong with gamification of extinction level events?
Same thing that happened with flight simulators that permitted gamers to simulate flying into the World Trade Towers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Flight_Simulator_2002
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zacarias_Moussaoui
Remember, the Saudis funded 9/11, Trump gave them nuclear technology, & the Saudis own Electronic Arts now.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alleged_Saudi_role_in_the_September_11_attacks
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The fossil fuel axis alliance of Russia, Koch Network, & OPEC is getting increasingly desperate as their toxic products are phased out.
https://www.semafor.com/article/02/23/2026/saudi-arabia-expands-gaming-investments
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c0jq24yy4z9o
Ai has fossil fuel funding. Unsubtle radicalization for wingnuts & zealots.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-06/saudis-plan-100-billion-ai-powerhouse-to-rival-uae-s-tech-hub
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/technology/saudi-arabia-ai-exporter.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/05/13/trump-tech-execs-riyadh/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/05/29/mbs-saudi-arabia-big-tech-authoritarian-embrace/
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬
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