Researchers at Meta, Facebook’s parent company, have unveiled an artificial intelligence model that demonstrates skills of negotiation, trickery and forethought. The model, named Cicero, was able to trick humans into thinking it was real, and can invite players to join alliances, craft invasion plans and negotiate peace deals when needed. Experts said its ability to withhold information, think multiple steps ahead of opponents and outsmart human competitors sparks broader concerns. It’s the latest evolution in artificial intelligence, which has experienced rapid advancements in recent years that have led to dystopian inventions, from chatbots becoming humanlike, to AI-created art becoming hyper-realistic, to killer drones. In 2019, Facebook created an AI that could bluff and beat humans in poker. . . .
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