WarGames

The NewScientist report that AIs can’t stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulations:

Advanced AI models appear willing to deploy nuclear weapons without the same reservations humans have when put into simulated geopolitical crises.

No. WarGames was not meant to be an instruction manual. Yet, over 43 years later, it seems that some would think it might be a good idea to put computers in charge.

Don’t you prefer a game of Chess Professor Falken?