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They updated the article to clarify that.
"Update 6/1/23 at 8:37 PM: We have added quote marks around 'Kills' and "killed" in the headline and first paragraph of this article and have added additional details to emphasize that no actual human was killed in this simulation. "
Because they are trying to see if the AI will come up with weird stuff a human operator won't. That's the whole point of the exercise. Obviously if the AI had control of real weapons, they wouldn't let it operate like that... right? Please, please, please tell me that is the case.
It doesn't matter that it was contradicted by what people said in other episodes, the actions presented show that those people were misinformed, or worse, in on the clone conspiracy. Don't believe the line that Starfleet gives you, it's what the clones want you to think!
Star Trek TNG S6 E24, Second Chances, explains how two Rikers exist thanks to a transporter mishap where the original Riker was not destroyed, proving that in normal operations the original is destroyed and is replaced by a copy.
