Metroid Prime 4's AI Problem

Volt Forge — a giant factory built inside a permanent thunderstorm, powered by lightning that will never run out — was a mistake from the very start. Not because it failed, but because it worked too well. Drawing on the Jevons Paradox and the philosophy of moral outsourcing, I trace how unlimited energy fueled the Lamorn's own resource collapse — and how their AI, Xelios, was left chasing a question of happiness no machine was ever equipped to answer. 00:00 – Intro 00:33 – Layer 1: Jevons Paradox 04:02 – Layer 2: Moral Outsourcing 09:55 – Layer 3: Flawed Foundation #MetroidPrime #MetroidPrime4 #VideoEssay #essay #metroid #gameessay #nintendo #AI #artificialintelligence #jevonsparadox