diplomacy
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An AI Named Cicero Can Beat Humans in Diplomacy, a Complex Alliance-Building Game, That’s a Big Deal
In a rare piece of good news from Meta, artificial intelligence researchers at the company have just announced a scientific breakthrough. Their AI program named Cicero can now play the board game Diplomacy at a human level. Now, before you get too excited, Cicero isn’t playing at superhuman level. It was beaten by around 10%…
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Study: Mysterious Sound Recorded By Sickened Cuba Embassy Staff Was Just Crickets
Since 2017, the baffling case of U.S. diplomatic staff in Cuba and elsewhere who developed symptoms resembling brain trauma after allegedly hearing strange noises (sometimes called “Havana syndrome”) have spawned plenty of theories of varying plausibility: A “covert sonic device,” malfunctioning spy gear, weaponised microwave radiation, poisoning, and even psychogenic illness. In the latest twist,…
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Hillary Clinton Hid Her Emails While Secretary Of State, And That’s Bad
Hillary Clinton’s burgeoning presidential campaign is not off to a good start. Just a day after papers reported that the former Secretary of State would make a bid for the nation’s highest office in April, The New York Times reports that Hillary Clinton used only her personal email address while serving as Secretary of State.…
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Inside The State Department’s 24/7 Digital Peace Room
When an international incident occurs – say, a nuclear meltdown in Japan, revolution in Egypt, a SEAL raid in Pakistan, or something along those lines – the State Department knows every detail possible. How? A buzzing room of plugged-in, insomniac brains.