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Letter: Trigger-happy AI is no surprise (2)

Published 1 April 2026

From Martin H. van Raay, Culemborg, the Netherlands

Of course AIs don’t hesitate to use nuclear weapons in simulated war games. A machine doesn’t know fear and has no idea what this world is. So it is natural for it to opt for any weapon that is present in the game. It’s only following the rules, right?

Issue no. 3589 published 4 April 2026

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