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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Technology
Anthony Cuthbertson

AI like ChatGPT uses nuclear escalation in 95% of war game simulations, study finds

AI models from Gemini, Claude and ChatGPT resorted to nuclear escalation in the majority of simulations when placed in charge of nuclear-armed powers, according to the research from King’s College London - (Getty Images)

ChatGPT and other leading AI models are far more likely to launch nuclear weapons than humans when pitted in wargames against each other, a new study has found.

Artificial intelligence models from Google, OpenAI and Anthropic resorted to nuclear escalation in 95 per cent of simulations when placed in charge of nuclear-armed powers, according to the research led by Kenneth Payne, Professor of Strategy at King’s College London.

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