AI bots threatened to use nuclear weapons to destroy rival nations in a simulated war game at levels that would “alarm any student of nuclear strategy”, a study has found.

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

Some of the biggest AI models aren't shy about using nuclear weapons to settle disputes in simulated war scenarios, a new academic study finds. Why it matters: Militaries are already using AI for ...

The models never chose surrender or accommodation, made unintended escalations in 86 per cent of conflicts, and produced ...

Advanced AI models consistently recommend nuclear strikes during simulated geopolitical crises, displaying fewer reservations ...

Nuclear deterrence theory emerged after the invention of atomic weapons. Strategists realized the real power was the threat, ...

Scientific knowledge about the damaging effects of nuclear-weapons testing helped to end such tests. Those findings haven’t changed.

For the first time in more than half a century, there are no binding restraints on the buildup of the largest nuclear forces ...

President Donald Trump’s call for the United States to resume a nuclear testing program that was shuttered during the George HW Bush administration would require spending astronomical amounts of money ...

The U.S. government revealed new intelligence on Tuesday suggesting China may have conducted an ...

President Donald Trump has called for the United States to test its nuclear weapons for the first time in three decades. But Trump’s statements about testing — in particular, whether other nations are ...

US officials warn Iran may be rebuilding nuclear capabilities ahead of key Geneva talks, as Washington insists Tehran cannot possess nuclear weapons and tensions rise amid military deployments and dip ...