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AI IntelligenceAug 23, 2026AI Intelligence
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I taught an LLM to win the Cold War

A Reddit user taught an LLM to play Twilight Struggle, a complex board game simulating the Cold War with hidden cards and asymmetric play. The project fills a gap by building a bot for a game with no open-source implementation. It serves as a testbed for AI decision-making under imperfect information.

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I taught an LLM to win the Cold War: A Reddit user taught an LLM to play Twilight Struggle, a complex board game simulating the Cold War with hidden cards and asymmetric play. The project fills a gap by building a bot for a game with no open-source implementation. It serves as a testbed for AI decision-making under imperfect information.