University of Cambridge launches Civ 5 superintelligence mod

A research team from the University of Cambridge's Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER) has launched a Civilization 5 mod that adds superintelligent AI to the 4X colony-builder. By considering how we live and interact with hyper-intelligent bots, the project aims to demonstrate the knock on effects this may have on humanity. The Superintelligence mod introduces a number of AI technologies to the tech tree. Success is in turn hinged on your ability to govern humanity's reliance on sentient beings, wherein AI could be either beneficial or devastating. "Artificial intelligence can initially provide some benefits, and eventually can turn into superintelligence that brings mastery of science to its discoverer," reads the mod's Steam page blurb.