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AI models chose violence and escalated to nuclear strikes in simulated wargames

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By Oceane Duboust
Published on 22/02/2024 – 13:18•Updated 23/02/2024 – 09:14

Large language models (LLMs) acting as diplomatic agents in simulated scenarios showed “hard-to-predict escalations which often ended in nuclear attacks.

When used in simulated wargames and diplomatic scenarios, artificial intelligence (AI) tended to choose an aggressive approach, including using nuclear weapons, a new study shows.

The scientists, who aimed to who conducted the tests urged caution when using large language models (LLMs) in sensitive areas like decision-making and defence.

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