S.A.M - Simulated Adaptive Matrix (Official Thread)

I don't know what would be more awkward. Banging someone and being in a "threesome" by default. Or Rider having some "alone time" and SAM "watching".

Yeah, I don't have anything personal against SAM but I want a temporary off switch. Because if the awkwardness of the whole situation doesn't kill my Rider the following questions SAM could have, with him being a learning AI and all that, most certainly will.

I like to be close with my team, but not THAT close.

Imagine when you're dad is still in the network. Yeah. Not a good image at all.

I don't think any amount of therapy would help with that kind of trauma, on both sides.

Eh, why? It looks like it's exactly the case. Ryder is connected to Sam, Sam is connected to Nexus and Tempest, so most crucial communications can be done anywhere anytime. It seems AI really had no limits in it's funding though.

Seems like it. Emotionless personal library/assistant.
I wonder how he interacts with the rest of the crew. Orders them to preserve Ryder's body if possible or doesn't count them as worthy to talk?
And what's his job on Hyperion. Captain assistant or just passenger?

There was an old post on BSN prime where someone said that their friend was a play tester and it made it seem like Sam would get a physical platform similar to EDI. He reported that we was playing through a level and that we had a synthetic squad member that wasn't like the geth or anything. I have this feeling in my guy that he will be a full on crew member at some point but I've been wrong about so many things before so feel free to ignore me

I'ma go out on a super crazy branch here... but what if at some point during the game, due to the complications suffered with the cryosleep chamber etc.
The other Ryder sibling dies/becomes braindead, but due to chip in their head - SAM could technically *extremely non-scientific handwaving here* use their body?

"The implant is a two-way connection, giving full insight into the host's physical and mental state.
While allowing it to generate and alter electrical signals along my host's neural pathway that the body processes as it's own."

I dunno, was just a random thought I had.

I posted this in the "Alec Ryder" thread. I thought it'd be interesting to get peoples take over here in the SAM thread.

I definitely want to know what's going on with this cat. He's been at nearly every pivotal moment for human galactic interaction as well as having a connection to Shepard. There weren't that many marines that survived the guerilla campaign at Shanxi so the likelihood of them knowing each other is high. What's also interesting is he (and his wife) were also likely on Luna when rouge VI/EDI was being created. Something happened there.

I mean, seriously, this guy is an Alliance legendary badass. I truly hope we have him in the game more than a few scenes.

Spitball theory time: This may be kind of shaky given the timeline issues. My guess is one of two things happened to ALec's wife, Elen, at the Luna base:
1.) The VI killed Elen and Alec uploaded her consciousness into VI/AI form to create SAM, creating that "special" relationship we've heard so much about.
2.) This is also the mission that allows you to pick a specialization in your class. This is possibly related to the multiclass system in ME:A.

"Why do you call him sir?"

What about SAM strikes you as female? SAM struck me as male. I mean obviously as an AI they don't have any real gender, but I've been using male pronouns.