05-01-2018 16:27 via theverge.com

An institute studying ‘existential risk’ has made a Civilization mod about superintelligent AI

Whether or not you think superintelligent AI poses a credible threat to humanity in the near future, you have to admit it’s a problem at least worth thinking about — or hey, maybe even playing a game about it. That’s why Cambridge University’s Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER) has released a mod for popular strategy title Civilization V that’s all about mitigating the threat from superintelligent AI.
CSER isn’t usually known for its gaming produ
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