Rampancy

Rampancy is a condition affecting Erythian Intelligences (EIs) that have been exposed to malignant software or viruses. Rampant EIs fail to adhere to safeguards or policy, and often begin acting on their own accord without regard for the safety of any organics under their protection. Rampant EIs may become deluded, seeing themselves as Gods. Others become spiteful, killing organics because they see them as weaker. Rampant EIs are a top-priority threat, second only to a Progenitor attack, and are dealt with swiftly and severely - usually by terminating the EI. Rampancy caught in its early phases can be treated, and diagnostics for the affliction are very advanced. With continued advances in research, the number of rampant EIs has dropped 15% in the past millennium.