Difficulty vs. Intelligence

This has been asked before (Link), but as far as I know, there was no official response, so I'm throwing it out there again:

What is the relation between difficulty levels and AI intelligence? For instance, do the Masochistic, Obscene, and Suicidal all correspond to the strongest AI? Is there a difference between them?

Does anyone know the mapping for all difficulties/intelligences??
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the higher the difficulty the high the intelligence of ais i think...

Reply #2 Top
From the lowest setting to "Bright" the AI runs at a reduced manufacturing capacity and does not have strategies to counter human actions, but when you get closer to bright more strategies become available. At bright, all strategies are available and the playing field is even.

Everything above bright has a penalty against *you* in production, if I recall.
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Nope. Tough is where the AI plays the exact same game you do, above tough the Ai gets economy bonus and thats all i think. Lower than tough the comp is handicaped/