According to Payne, the models escalated to the point of tactical nuclear war in 95 percent of scenarios, noting that nuclear threats to each other were far more likely to escalate than de-escalate ...

The actions of AI large language models are concerning—but broadly similar to human decision-makers, who have used nuclear ...

At least one AI model in every war game escalated the conflict by threatening to use nuclear weapons, the study found. View ...

As the Department of Defense pushes for greater AI integration, researchers said the top models chose the nuclear option in nearly all war simulations.