1. Metal Gear Solid franchise is cool Background: Around 2008 I played a game called Metal Gear Solid 4. The storyline was far away
from simple. In the world pictured in the game, war is no longer sporadic and
in a specific location; instead, the nations all around the world are in
constant battle. In fact, war has become a market/industry with full potential:
Private Military Corporations Contractors (PMCs) and governments invest in
world nomination. In the case of the
former, they are freely hired in the market to the highest bidder.
Our hero, Snake (although since in this game he
is almost retiring, so he is now called Old Snake) is taken away from retirement summoned for one last mission: To
assassinate his twin brother, Liquid Snake, which has become one of the heads
of the PMCs and an actual thread for the world (of course, he wants to dominate
it).
Old Snake having a smoke
2. I am lost. So, how does this relate
to AI? We are getting there. In this world, since (i) war is a super
competitive business and (ii) everyone reading this is aware of the law of
supply and demand, contractors (PMCs) want to offer the best service possible (meaning:
better soldiers).
How did they become more competitive? Nano-machines
were inserted in soldiers in order to maximize their performance. These gadgets gathered information from
previous soldiers experiences, and based on that they could enhance a soldier’s
performance by reducing its levels of
stress in battle, improving its sight, reducing tiredness, developing awareness
and strength, etc. What’s more, the
nano-machine system linked the guns that the soldiers used with each individual
soldier (so, only the user could fire them). Nano- machines also restricted the individual’s
actions, such as shooting a gun, seeing, walking and running pace. They were so advanced, that they could
control the effects of a disease, supply and administer adrenalin, nutrients, sugar,
nootropics, and medicines.
3. AI development: Although released in 2008 by Hideo
Kojima and Konami, the AI idea behind this franchise had been developing since
last century. Even considering that it is an imaginary world, it gives us a
taste of the challenges and goals of artificial intelligence and machine learning. Could the events triggered in this game be
possible in the near future?
4. Storyline- So what happens in the
game?: Of
course, you know how this goes: the super
bad guy Liquid Snake takes control of the AI behind the nano-machines and,
of course, gets control of all the guns and will of PMCs soldiers with this
mechanism. So, Old Snake has to fight against his super-powerful brother in
order to restore balance in the world while he is dying (oh yes, failed to
mention that. Old Snake is dying while the game develops). Interesting huh?
Take a peek at Liquid Snake insurrection and how he took over the system:
If you haven’t
played, be sure to get it. In fact, I strongly encourage you to play it. Forget
about it: Get the whole franchise and start playing the whole franchise from
the beginning! Cheers!
 seasoned gamer, but a newbie in respect to artificial intelligence, I must conf...){kind=link}
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