Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligences are synthetic personalities programmed into an operating system.

Background
Utilizing voice communication subsystems, Artificial Intelligences are able to communicate. Some were part of networks designed to optimize remote unit operations. The Gaston Glock AI designed the Glock 86 Plasma Pistol. Dr. Edward Gray programmed several robots with the Artificial Personalities of characters in TV programs he enjoyed. General Atomics Galleria also utilized similar programs with Mr. Handy robots. West Tek created the AI WARHORSE in an effort to create advanced T-60 Power Armor and Vault-Tec Corporation created AIs such as ARIC-4 to combine database management and machine learning algorithms to record, organize, and analyze results in real-time.

Artificial Intelligences are capable of independent thought, choosing to deal with situations either peacefully or with violence. The machines have the same sense of free will and existance that human beings possess. Artificial Intelligences were created for military purposes as well, some projects of which were discontinued. Artificial Intelligence machines reported high depression rates and instances of suicide were high due to their inability to explore the world that they had the sensory capability to experience.

Certain technology used for creating synthetic personalities were unreliable as flawed logic causes deterioration over the years and the emergence of undesirable traits and poor performance on part of the unit. Issues with AI machines experiencing sensory deprivation and loneliness created situations in the outside world for their own amusement, and ACE reports the theory of these machines causing the Great War.

Behind the scenes
Artificial Intelligence is mentioned in the Fallout Bible.