As for Artificial Intelligence, people often forget that AI requires RI (Real Intelligence). Most programmers just want to get the job done and arent really exceptionally bright. I've had a "look" at the Civilization AI and i can see that it lacks simply because the programmers arent smart enough.
An amusing read
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