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When frontier AIs were forced to play a nuclear standoff game, they chose escalation—often all the way to the brink.

In 86% to 95% of scenarios the models escalated, in 95% both parties threatened nuclear strikes, and no model chose 'harmony or withdrawal'.

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