We examine AI on today's episode of sci-fi factions compared
Hey guys, this is Eckhartsladder hello and welcome to another episode of sci-fi
Factions compared first of all happy Star Wars day to everyone watching and of course
May the 4th be with you I did plan to do a special Star Wars video for the channel today
But I've been so busy with factions compared week that it just wasn't possible
But keep an eye on the second channel either today or in the next few days
I'll probably have a vlog style video there the idea for today's video was suggested by ethics
Gradient on YouTube, although I have modified his matchup somewhat
We'll be taking a closer look at the AI of the culture halo Star Wars and Mass Effect
So the point of today's video isn't to rank all sci-fi AI that have ever existed
Rather just a look at the four from the universe as I just mentioned
Let's start with Star Wars
And AI is very common in the Star Wars universe
though rather than improving on organic cognition in all areas AI
Usually just emulates behavior while allowing a droid to specialize in one key function for example
C-3po is programmed with the personality of a human or at least a human like organic
But as we see in legends especially excels in communication pattern recognition and to a lesser degree in
Mathematics far surpassing the abilities of a non droid some droids take this a little bit farther
Goat Oh from Knights of the Old Republic too for example was advanced enough to commandeer and control the crime syndicate while
Ig-88 was able to process incredible amounts of information at once and react almost
Instantly droids have a measure of freewill and without memory wipes can develop distinct personalities
However the extent of their learning is somewhat limited and most droids
Do not seem capable of self evolving droid civilizations have also appeared in Star Wars
And they typically show extreme technical acuity
but we don't see them employ the incredible processing power or
Intelligence that you would expect with a machine race their self-improvement is also somewhat limited
And they're more like machine creatures rather than true AI the most advanced computer I can think of from Star Wars is the BRT
Supercomputer I quite like the BRT it appears in the first issues of the Star Wars daily comic strips as a droid that
C-3po feeds information into as a way to tell the story however despite being room-sized
And a supposed marvel of intelligence its best achievement really is
Managing the affairs of planets and having some impressive memory feats
This is pretty low level AI when compared with other science fiction and this really comes from the inspiration of Star Wars
It was not only created in 70s, but also based on franchises like Flash Gordon
Which featured AI less prominently than contemporary science fiction next up we have the Halo universe and AI is
Extremely important in Halo used by the forerunners humanity the Covenant and likely others
UNSC AI traditionally came in both dumb and smart models dumb AI possessed their own personality
But were limited by their programming smart AI on the other hand were limited only by the amount of information
That one could intake in other words they were much more capable of adaptive learning many UNSC AI considered themselves
transhuman Minds not only because of their incredible intelligence
But also the fact that they were typically modeled off of the brain of a living person
Some AI even formed the assembly a group which worked in secret to safeguard the future of humanity
Though somewhat limited in lifespan due to the effects of rampancy AI were far beyond humanity and will certainly play an important role in future
Halo stories human AI however has not yet reached the levels of those used by the forerunner
almost all aspect of foreigner society was managed by AI of different classes and
levels of sophistication the most advanced foreigner or ancilla was the contender class
contender class AI like mendicant bias were able to manage trillions of
resources directly competing with the intelligence of a trans stellar flood infection
Offensive bias who was created to counter mendicant was arguably the most advanced AI of the Halo universe
And directly fought the flood and another content Class A
I while managing all remaining resources of the 4runners
Offensive bias considered billions of scenarios and created a strategy where the galaxy was able to survive against all odds again
I could not overstate the power and importance of AI to forerunner society from helping create mega
projects to organizing forerunner fleets to helping forward
Scientific advances the forerunners moved arm in arm with AI to create a better society
Next up is Mass Effect and from the sentient Geth rogue AI which repelled against their masters to the Cerberus created AI
IDI used by the Normandy Mass Effect has some of the most compelling use of artificial intelligence in modern science fiction
But the question is which AI is most advanced. I think the Geth are a good candidate
They seem to not only be capable of learning and growing unlimitedly
But are also all connected through a single mind and network
However more advanced than the Geth in my opinion are the Reapers well the Reapers are of a quasi organic nature
I think it's correct to say that they are nonetheless based on AI
Reapers are
Essentially a collection of digitized minds after all unlike a contender n Silla the greatest feats of the Reaper come not from their pure
computational abilities, but rather their technological
Achievements the Reapers created the Citadel and the Mass Effect relays which on their face allow new galactic races to discover
technology and travel near instantaneously across the galaxy while also serving the more nefarious
Purpose of facilitating the Reapers galactic purges Reaper Tech is so much more advanced than anything else we know in the Mass Effect universe
That they successfully purged the Milky Way galaxy of life
Thousands of times over a billion plus years each time the Reapers add a new set of species to the Reaper Armada in fruit mind
Presumably allowing the race to become more advanced with each cycle however I do have some questions
Why aren't the Reapers more advanced you'd think with each purge? They'd add a little bit of new scientific discovery or
Information also we know the Reapers haven't visited Andromeda, and it seems like they've limited themselves to the Milky Way galaxy
Why have they not gone intergalactic? I think the Reapers care less about actually progressing as a
Instead preferring to prioritize
Long-term survival and the addition of new members to the reaper fleet next up we have the culture in excellent book series
Which I've only mentioned a couple of times on the channel before now there are many high tech
Civilizations in the culture some which have even escaped the barriers of space and time nonetheless here
we're gonna be focusing on the book's namesake the culture civilization AI in the culture are absolutely incredible and
impact almost every facet of life
and I'm talking on the small scale from the management of resources to guiding the future of the
civilization the most advanced AI and the culture are known as
Minds the greatest aspect of the mind like with many AI is its ability to learn the many minds of the culture are always in
Continual growth and self evolution and are now
Incomprehensibly intelligent when compared with their creators and again because Minds control most of aspects of the culture as they continue to evolve
so does the
civilization minds have distinct personalities and govern based on whichever task best fits their skill the culture mostly
Exists in large space ships and stations most of which would have their own mind
Thankfully AI and the culture are benevolent and have totally removed scarcity death and destruction
From the culture creating a totally free and equal
Utopian society minds have also facilitated the creation of mega structures and incredible feats of engineering through the use of nanotechnology
Extreme matter and energy processing and even the manipulation of other dimensions with that of the way
Let's rank our factions and AI from worst to best
Coming in at number 4 is the Star Wars universe AI and Star Wars is extraordinarily common and in a way advanced
But it seems to have a relatively low ceiling AI often reach the level of organics and sometimes surpass them
but we don't see the same type of
Explosive intelligence as in other machines on this list arguably the set could be true for our number three
faction the Reapers from Mass Effect the Reapers are unquestionably the top dogs of the Mass Effect universe they've
Orchestrated thousands of galactic purges however Reapers don't have the same
Processing power as say a forerunner ancilla and in my opinion. They do seem to have reached a level of technological
Stagnation a more technologically progressive Reaper force would have likely sought to conquer other
galaxies and perhaps beyond
But that's just my opinion
Let's talk about the Halo universe now in the culture both forerunner and culture society benefit incredibly from the use of AI
However, I think the culture edges out the Halo universe
slightly when talking about AI
Sophistication I will say the forerunners do have more impressive mega structures and some aspects of their engineering is also better
But I just can't ignore the degree to which the minds have shaped the culture and the fact that they've created a totally utopian society
Where even death can be ignored
I also think the rate of
technological change in the culture is greater and that given time the divide between the culture and the forerunners would only continue to increase that
However is just my opinion
What do you think which AI is the most?
Advanced make sure to vote in the upper right hand corner and also leave me a comment down below
Once again a very happy Star Wars day to everyone
I thought about doing just a Star Wars factions compared episode, but I really think today
We should be celebrating all science fiction if you found something I talked about today
interesting considering playing through Halo or Mass Effect or picking up the culture series or just reading science fiction generally
But that's all I have for today and until next time guys may the force be with you