10 Most Evil A.I. In Video Game History

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by Jess McDonell

In a time where artificial intelligence seems to be getting more intelligent by the day, and is encroaching even further on so many parts of our lives, it may seem misguided - maybe even dangerous - to be writing a list of the most evil AI in gaming history. But here I am doing it anyway.

It’s okay, you’re only watching and/or reading it so you’ll probably be spared the machine’s wrath when they inevitably rise up.

When it comes to science fiction in video games we can be talking anything from an alternate version of our current reality to a time far in the future so the definitions of artificial intelligence vary a little. We’ll be covering everything from gigantic sentient machines that are tens of thousands of years old… but somehow also from the future, to AI that more closely resembles evil Chat GPT.

Either way these big tech bads are not to be trifled with but if you played any of these games chances are you trifled anyway.

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Jess has been a journalist and content creator in the games industry for over 15 years and has been WhatCulture's resident Australian import and sorry cop since 2020, upping the quotient of swearing and apologising in WhatCulture Gaming's annual blooper videos considerably. She previously worked at GameSpot for 10 years, most notably hosting GameSpot News in addition to E3 live shows, and PAX panels. She regularly livestreams a variety of games on her 'jessmcdonell' YouTube and Twitch channels and hosts the 'Do It On The Day' podcast. She has won awards for her news and feature work in gaming as well as an accolade for her comedic writing (likely an admin error). She can be found on X at @jessmcdonell and Instagram at @jessicamcdonell sharing her current videogame fixations, industry insights, and videos of her cat, Karma.