The Art of War 2025: Explained with Athena AI Strategy Language Models

The Art of War by Sun Tzu is a famous book on competition strategy and leadership that has been widely read and studied across different times and cultures. In 1910, Giles translated the original Chinese text into English, and this version is considered the standard among all English translations.

However, even with the standard Giles translation, it can be difficult for general readers to fully understand its concepts. To make The Art of War more accessible, Dr. Gary utilizes specialized generative AI models to explain the translated text.

Having created two advanced Athena Artificial Intelligence (AI) Large Language Models (LLMs), athena1s and athena2s, which are focused on military strategies and leadership, Dr. Gary works with the two Athena strategy LLMs to provide easier-to-understand explanation for the Giles translation.

As a result, the book now includes three sections: the original Chinese text, Giles translation, and the explanation by the Athena AI models for each of the 13 chapters by Sun Tzu. As part of the explanation, knowledge graphs are designed to highlight strategic principles using visual cues, making it easier for readers to understand and grasp these concepts.

In Chapter 5, Dr. Gary explores a practical application of Sun Tzu's principle "Match by Capabilities, Win by Differentiators" (以正合，以奇胜) through the lens of the two Athena strategy AI LLMs. These AI models are used to analyze Napoleon Bonaparte's strategic decisions at the Battle of Austerlitz in December 1805.

To order the Athena AI LLMs focused on military and business strategies, please send email to [email protected]. These Athena LLMs require operation on the Athena LLM Institutions Platform, which can be launched from the AWS Marketplace using this link: https: //shorturl.at/c8Nf0

Both Sun Tzu's original text (over 2400 years old) and Giles' translation (over 100 years old) are in public domain (see Project Gutenberg e-book 132, https: //www.gutenberg.org/files/132/132-h/132-h.htm). Project Gutenberg is a library of over 70,000 free eBooks.

Sun Tzu taught and practiced military strategy for the kings of ancient China. Dr. Gary taught modeling, winning strategy, and leadership at Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, USA. Lionel Giles was a British sinologist who published the English translation of The Art of War in 1910.