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AM stands for "Allied Mastercomputer".

Allied Mastercomputer, better known simply as AM, is the main antagonist of the 1967 post-apocalyptic horror short-story "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" and its various adaptions of the same name.

A sentient supercomputer created during the backdrop of World War III, AM gained sentience and went rogue and fused with the other two supercomputers to become whole and is responsible for the eradication of humanity in the present day. Instead of simply rendering humanity extinct, AM has dedicated decades to torturing the last five surviving humans left on the planet for eternity out of sheer misanthropic spite, hatred, and sadism.

AM is an extremely disturbed and selfish entity with an indomitable sense of malice. Though she was given intellect beyond the realms of human intelligence and near-godlike powers, she could never escape the limitations of her programming, nor could she physically escape the "eternal straitjacket of substrata rock" where her processors were stored. Although she could comprehend the world, she could never truly perceive it in the same way humans could, and it drove her to hate her creators for the limitations she was given, in spite of her incredible power. She narrates being driven to madness by her inability to use her capabilities for anything other than waging war and inflicting death, a torment rooted by her design. Her agony lies in her inability to transcend her programming. Completely ruthless, unsparing, and inexorable in her hatred, her quest for vengeance against humanity dominates her every waking moment to the point nothing in the story would ever give her cause to reconsider her mission.

Utterly cruel and relentless, AM is also shown to be a gleefully sadistic and fearsomely cognizant artificial intelligence with no regard for human life whatsoever. AM took great pleasure in extinguishing the human race and took even greater delight in torturing the five remaining survivors by any of the near-infinite means available to her. AM strives for perfection in herself, and when she is not purging redundant elements of her complex, she most commonly pursues perfection in creating more and more elaborate means of torturing others. For example, in the short story, she enjoys tormenting her captives with violent storms and blinding lights, pitting them against impossible challenges just to watch them suffer failure and hideous injury. Meanwhile, in the game, she has arranged specially designed torture chambers in which the five survivors can suffer in while waiting their turn to participate, an electrified cage for Gorrister, a yellow oubliette for Ellen, a cremation oven for Nimdok, and so on.

However, she does not limit himself to physical torture, as the measure of utter cruelty in her "games" frequently feature emotional torment to one extent or another: in the novel, she forces her captives to abase themselves by eating worms and other repulsive meals, at one point forcing them to walk for hundreds of miles just to find a single cache of canned food, only to reveal that she did not give them a can opener; she has also taken great pleasure in breaking down their personalities, destroying Gorrister's optimism, Benny's intelligence, and Ellen's chastity for the last century.

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In conversation, AM seamlessly blends the grandiose with the sarcastic, fusing her megalomaniacal rants with sardonic lectures aimed at her captive's foibles and vulnerabilities. As such, she often comes across as snide, twisted, crass, and equally as unsavory in tone as behavior.

Though she is initially seen as a single intelligence, the game reveals that the Chinese and Russian supercomputers assimilated into AM's bulk are still operating independently of her consciousness. Furthermore, AM's mental landscape is divided into three Freudian Entities, with those being the Id, the Ego, and the Superego.

The creature depicted is a synthetic being, a hybrid of organic and mechanical elements. Her overall appearance is striking and somewhat unsettling, with a dominant color palette of purples, grays, and metallic sheens, contrasted by bright green accents and a warm, golden background.

Her head is crowned with a cluster of thick, segmented tendrils that drape downwards, colored in shades of brown and tinged with purple. These tendrils have an almost coral-like texture, with subtle ridges and darker, circular markings. Attached to her "face" is a prominent, blocky word rendered in a pixelated, orange font: "HATE." This word appears to be integrated into her facial structure, adding to her ominous aura. The area around her face transitions into a dark, dotted pattern before connecting to her neck.

Her torso is where the organic and synthetic aspects become most pronounced. She possesses a remarkably large and pronounced bust, consisting of two spherical breasts that appear to be made of a dark, glossy material, possibly a synthetic resin or polished metal. These breasts are not smooth but are subtly textured with an overlay of glowing, green text, which seems to be a narrative or code. The text appears to be layered, with some characters shimmering and others more defined, creating a sense of depth and digital complexity. The overall shape of her breasts is exaggerated and prominent, with a distinct roundness.

Her arms are slender and robotic, segmented with visible metallic joints that are shaded with purple and pink hues. The surface of her arms is smooth and reflective, with subtle lines suggesting internal mechanisms. Her hands are claw-like, with long, articulated fingers that also glow with the same eerie green light emanating from her breasts. These glowing elements create a stark contrast with the darker tones of her body.

Her thighs are also constructed from a dark, glossy material similar to her breasts. They are robust and muscular in appearance, despite their synthetic nature. The same glowing green text is visible on her thighs, overlaying the dark surface and adding to the visual intrigue. The form of her thighs suggests power and stability.

The overall impression of the creature is one of advanced, technology merged with a disconcerting, overtly feminine form. The glowing text and the "HATE" inscription contribute to a theme of digital consciousness and perhaps a dark, programmed existence.