Decided to try a new game with new Endless Mod patch after new update.  Wow, that AI was frigging merciless.  It beat me in 57 turns.  And one of the reasons it beat me was because I was not prepared for it to attack with the city with the army it did (which was pretty much the exact units needed to beat mine in the city), and then in battle, it was like "Nope, we are not special needs military units any more".    Can't wait to try another game.