10 Most Evil A.I. In Video Game History

8. The Patriot AIs - Metal Gear Series

Metal Gear Solid Patriots
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You’ll want to strap in here because AI is already complicated enough before we tuck into the realm of AI as written by Hideo Kojima.

The System, or the Patriots’ AIs if you prefer, rule the Patriots who control the entire US government including the President. Of the five that were created to represent the Patriots, they each were capable of some pretty serious supercomputer abilities including but not limited to censoring and altering documents, and taking control of the entire suite of weaponry owned by the US military.

Unsurprisingly said AI wasn’t kept in check and figured out it could do just about anything it wanted.

What ensued next was a mess of global financial and political strife caused by the Patriot AIs, an awful lot of trouble for Raiden and Snake, and the mobilisation of a mercenary force controlled by the AI.

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