I don't know about the rest of you, but I find using those ten points given at the start of a new game on the verge of cheating. I mean, what's the point of giving each race it's own abilities if I'm simply going to complement whatever I have with whatever I don't? So lately I've been picking zero abilities at the start, and using only my racial bonuses and my political bonuses. However, I don't know if the AI also gets these same ten points to spend. Do they? And if so, is there a way to prevent them from getting them?