Episode

Ep. 488 Do LLMs Always Escalate to Nuclear War?

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Bob Murphy Show
Published
Mar 7, 2026
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3764
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Summary

Adam Haman returns, this time to discuss a recent paper summarizing the performance of leading LLMs in wargames. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The  YouTube version  of this conversation. The  NewScientist article reporting (inaccurately) on this research paper . BMS ep 467 on the weaknesses of modern game theory. This episode’s sponsors, the  Scott Horton Academy  and  The Swan Brothers . The  HamanNature substack . Help support  the Bob Murphy Show.