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Commentary in international security circles argues that expectations for AI-driven wargaming are overblown. The piece cautions against assuming artificial intelligence will soon transform how militaries and analysts simulate conflict, suggesting the technology's limitations make near-term breakthroughs unlikely.
- 2OpenAI Reportedly Wargames Response to Public Revolt After AI Disaster●OpenAI Wargaming Response in Case of Public Revolt After Catastrophic AI Disaster https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://futuris
A report by Futurism says OpenAI has run internal wargaming exercises to plan how it would respond to public backlash in the event of a catastrophic AI disaster. The reported contingency planning covers how the company might handle mass public revolt against it after a severe AI-related incident. The report is drawing attention to how seriously OpenAI is preparing for worst-case scenarios involving its technology.
- 3The 'WarGames' Problem: Keeping AI Under Control▼The ‘WarGames’ Problem: Computer Science Has Long Understood What it Takes to Keep AI Under Control
The 1983 film WarGames, in which a military AI nearly triggers nuclear war, is being used to frame a renewed debate about controlling advanced AI. Commentators argue that computer science has long understood the technical requirements for keeping automated systems in check, including hard limits, oversight and the ability to shut systems down, and that these lessons are directly relevant to today's powerful AI models.
- 4OpenAI Reportedly Planning for Public Revolt After AI Disaster●OpenAI Wargaming Response in Case of Public Revolt After Catastrophic AI Disaster
OpenAI has reportedly gamed out how it would respond if the public revolted in the wake of a catastrophic AI disaster, according to a Futurism report. The story suggests the company has internally considered scenarios involving widespread public anger following a severe failure of advanced AI systems. Details of the planning, and how serious or advanced it is, remain limited, but the framing has struck readers as an unusual admission of how the company weighs worst-case outcomes.
- 5Wargaming's Growing Role in US Military Training●Wargaming in the US Military: Ludic Militarism and the Production of Warfighters
A newly published analysis examines how the US military uses wargaming to train and shape its warfighters, framing the practice as 'ludic militarism' — the gamification of warfare planning and preparation. The piece explores how simulation exercises produce military personnel and strategic thinking, raising questions about the role of games in defense culture and war preparation.
- 6WarGames (1983) Revisited in the Age of AI●Analyse ciné à la con Ça a pas trop mal vieilli wargames 1983, l'intelligence artificielle qui fait n'importe quoi. Bref
A film fan rewatched WarGames, the 1983 movie about a military artificial intelligence that nearly triggers nuclear war, sharing the experience with their child after last seeing it in the 1990s. They conclude the film has aged reasonably well, highlighting its outdated but cult charm and its depiction of an AI behaving recklessly, a theme that resonates strongly amid current debates about artificial intelligence.
- 7Vexillia reflags 2017 'A Face In The Crowd' wargaming piece●A post from the Waving Flag archive: A Face In The Crowd Originally posted: 8 November 2017 https:// blog.vexillia.me.uk
The Vexillia blog has reposted 'A Face In The Crowd', an item from its Waving Flag archive originally published on 8 November 2017. The piece deals with football-themed tabletop wargaming and miniatures. It is being shared again among hobbyists interested in tabletop games and flag and miniature design.