45 years ago WOPR had the same intention as AI has today…
Life imitates art…
In simulated war games, AI models have been shown to use nuclear weapons to achieve a "win." The AI models often disregard the "nuclear taboo". This information comes from a recent study. The study included prominent AI chatbots, such as Claude, Gemini, and GPT.
WarGames (1983)
is a Cold War sci-fi thriller about a teenage hacker, David Lightman (Matthew Broderick), who accidentally accesses a U.S. military supercomputer, WOPR, and initiates a simulation of nuclear war, believing it to be a video game. The computer, unable to distinguish simulation from reality, begins to trigger a real nuclear launch sequence, forcing David, with help from his girlfriend Jennifer (Ally Sheedy) and the computer's creator, to stop World War III. The film, directed by John Badham, was a box office success and earned three Academy Award nomination
is a Cold War sci-fi thriller about a teenage hacker, David Lightman (Matthew Broderick), who accidentally accesses a U.S. military supercomputer, WOPR, and initiates a simulation of nuclear war, believing it to be a video game. The computer, unable to distinguish simulation from reality, begins to trigger a real nuclear launch sequence, forcing David, with help from his girlfriend Jennifer (Ally Sheedy) and the computer's creator, to stop World War III. The film, directed by John Badham, was a box office success and earned three Academy Award nomination
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