Free for all vs AI bugged

Hopped into a FFA against the AI, was surprised that the game started with no unit deployment. Then I was even more surprised when my units started moving on their own. It seems that you share control of your army with an AI, every time one of your orders finishes, they immediately get a new one issued to them.

Has anyone else tried this to confirm?

Edit: You can't even pause the game, the AI unpauses it for you immediately.