The ‘WarGames’ Problem: Computer Science Has Long Understood What it Takes to Keep AI Under Control

The ‘WarGames’ Problem: Computer Science Has Long Understood What it Takes to Keep AI Under Control Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 10/05/2026 - 12:00 Dateline Tue, 09/29/2026 - 12:00 Image Captions In the movie ‘War Games’ an AI plays a game with the real threat of triggering nuclear Armageddon. Courtesy of United Artists/Amazon MGM Studios Keywords go-theconversation Mercury ID 693078 Author: Deven Desai , Professor of Business Law and Ethics; Associate Director for Law, Policy, and Ethics at the Machine Learning Center, Georgia Institute of Technology Media Contact: Shelley Wunder-Smith shell