The primary study tested 12 model–harness configurations, covering nine models and four execution harnesses, in 480 three-player matches.
Competitive AI rankings carry across games, but execution settings matter
Across ten strategy board games, Zhang and colleagues find recurring competitive strengths alongside game-specific reversals, harness effects and distinct resource trade-offs.
Chinese Tech
Fengrui Zhang · Xiang Li · Ruomeng Ding · Jiayi Yuan · Yuchen Huang · Zhaoyang Han · +3 more
Alibaba Group · Nanjing University · National University of Singapore · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Research Digest··2 min read
Zhang and colleagues introduce DECE, a shared testing arena for language-model agents playing ten Eurogames, strategy board games built around persistent investments, contested resources and multiple scoring routes.
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