The AI seems rather inflexible, and pretty vulnerable, in the early game. Playing as a leader with the Deceptive trait, I noticed that almost every AI takes the religious route to alphabet before almost any other tech. So if I rush with Axes or 5

Archers (easy with monarchy), I can usually wipe a good 1/3-1/2 of the civs off the map and nab some wonders (colossus, great lighthouse, art of war) in the process. Most civs seem to nab mathematics before archery, with archery only grabbed when teching to warfare. Can Archery be given a bit more priority?