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Shall We Play a Game? Language Models for Open-ended Wargames

AI
Security
Wargaming
An exploration of language models for open-ended wargames, investigating AI systems’ ability to influence large-scale decisions with implications for safety and interpretability.
Authors

Glenn Matlin

Parv Mahajan

Inyoung Song

Yuhan Hao

Robert Bard

Spencer Topp

Eric Montoya

Ian Hogarth

Arunesh Sinha

Mark Riedl

Published

September 21, 2025

Publication Details

arXiv: 2509.17192

Abstract

The ability for AI systems to influence large-scale decisions motivates additional research into the safety, interpretability, and explainability of AI in open-ended wargames. This paper explores the use of language models for open-ended wargaming scenarios, examining how LMs reason, plan, and interact in complex strategic environments.

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