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{{quote|<nowiki><Patrician|Away></nowiki> what does your robot do, sam
<nowiki><bovril></nowiki> it collects data about the surrounding environment, then discards it and drives into walls|'''[[bash.org]] quote [http://bash.org/?240849 #240849]'''}}
In almost every video game ever made, there are [[Non
* Set Pattern — the computer actually makes no decisions; all enemies will make the same moves every time regardless of what the player does. Most of the enemies in ''[[Super Mario Bros. (
* [[AI Roulette]] — again, the computer is not making decisions ''per se''; it is simply choosing a move at random. This type is often seen in turn-based [[Role
* Analytical, or Responsive — the computer chooses a move based on the situation; the ghosts in ''[[
It is in this third group that '''Artificial Stupidity''' can be found. AS is when the AI can select a move for its character(s), and consistently chooses ones that are completely stupid. While it is very rarely included on purpose as a balancing factor, such as to balance out the fact that [[The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard]], Artificial Stupidity is often a result of [[Idiot Programming
Differs from [[AI Roulette]] because AI Roulette chooses moves randomly.
[[Suicidal Overconfidence]] is a specific case of this that's usually less about bad programming or making the game easier than about allowing the player to have something to do.
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The [[Escort Mission]] is often a variety of this.
The opposite of
Note that, for the sake of argument, this trope typically only covers situations that a player can be reasonably expected to enter over the course of normal gameplay. It's hardly fair to blame the programmers, after all, if you use a cheat device to get special weapons ahead of time and the AI has no idea what's going on.
This trope is [[I Thought It Meant|not to be confused
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