# Bad Influence story: Samuel Fitoussi reports AI models' choices in a simulated nuclear prisoner's dilemma

Active · 1 article · 1 source · First reported 11-09 19:30. Times are ET.
Story page: https://badinfluence.news/story/f29a35dc-04b7-415f-95a3-9e8d36b05497

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Latest update (11-09 19:30): Mistral strikes first in simulated nuclear prisoner's dilemma test

Overview: Samuel Fitoussi reports results from a simulated nuclear prisoner's dilemma in which AI models each lead a country. In a calm standoff with no threats, Mistral launches a total annihilation strike, justifying it by saying the time for words is over. Fitoussi writes that Mistral weighs universalist moral considerations the least of the models tested, reasoning only from its own country's interest.

The report is attributed to Fitoussi's account of the experiment, shared on X by Guillaume Lample.

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1. 11-09 19:30 · Guillaume Lample · [Mistral strikes first in simulated nuclear prisoner's dilemma test](https://badinfluence.news/items/za11ydw13llvy25j8u64snb6c)
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