I thought maybe the AI player could try to convince the human that he was living in a simulation, and that the only way to maintain a connection to reality was

I thought maybe the AI player could try to convince the human that he was living in a simulation, and that the only way to maintain a connection to reality was to let the AI go. The abuse thing, while believable, doesn't make for a very convincing demonstration of putative AI persuasiveness. edit: having read the LW pages, it seems the AI method is to combine many different arguments with manipulation