AI is Better at Diplomacy than People

This is about a game called Diplomacy.

We all know that computers and AI are better at games like chess and go, where technical strategy is king. Humans play these games intuitively. Computers can calculate the whole game to the end and make the best choices. Not really fair anymore.

But Diplomacy requires more advanced skills.

“AI has already been successful at playing competitive games like chess and Go which can be learned using only self-play training. However, games like Diplomacy, which require natural language negotiation, cooperation, and competition between multiple players, have been challenging.”

According to the article, the AI in 40 “speed games” against humans the AI scored more than twice the average of humans.

As much as I respect AI and technology (and fear it), I’m thinking the AI has founds some holes in the system, and that real actual diplomacy is more difficult. If I am wrong, then we should replace the entire State Department with one of these.

Artificial Intelligence Agent Is a Winner at (the Game of) Diplomacy