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Historical Wargames and AI Simulations

2026-2027

This project explores how AI groups make high-stakes decisions by simulating historical wargames. We propose to test if AI exhibits human-like “groupthink,” how different hierarchies affect escalation, and if these models prioritize ethics in a crisis. The goal is to improve AI as a decision-support tool while learning how simulations can help us understand historical turning points.

PI: Alice Huang, Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy & Department of Computer Science

Team members:

Bill Turkel, Professor, Department of History

Trainees:

Charan Mandur, PhD student, Department of History
Andrew Rice, PhD student, Department of History

Activities will be added as the project progresses.