I have switched Pythium to AI. I made a lot of mistakes early on and I have missed many many turns over the game leading to an isolated and hopeless position.
With no allies or even anyone I speak to in the game for the past couple of months
it has become increasingly pointless to log in and spend time on turns in this game that holds no prospects or interest for me.
Good luck to the rest of you. I doubt the AI will respect the one NAP I have but you never know!