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Submission + - AIs can't stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulations (newscientist.com) 2

Submitted by Tufriast on Wednesday February 25, 2026 @12:25PM

Tufriast writes: Leading AIs from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google opted to use nuclear weapons in simulated war games in 95% of cases. The New Scientist has the full story, but in 95% of all cases leading AI from Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI suggest nuclear strikes after taking 329 turns in total.

Submission + - World's first Cybernetic Athlete to Compete (bbc.co.uk)

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Tufriast

on Monday August 08, 2011 @11:45AM

Tufriast writes: "The world's first mechanically augmented athlete, Oscar Pistorius, will now compete against unaugmented peers on behalf South Africa. He'll be running in the 400m and 4x400m relay at the World Athletics 2011 Championships. Pistorius, a double leg amputee, has had special leg blades crafted for him that allow him to compete against his peers. He's fought hard to prove the provide no advantage, and according to IAAF they do not. This should be a very interesting race to watch. His nickname: The Blade Runner."

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