Google Bard was renamed Gemini, so I wondered if this new version of an A I chatbot made by Google was better than the one I dealt with in 2023. So I asked it the same question as before:

What are the ten most evil people in history?

And I got:

While it’s impossible to definitively create a list of the “ten most evil people in history” due to the subjective nature of “evil” and the complexities of historical figures, here are ten individuals who are widely considered responsible for immense suffering and atrocities:

1. Adolf Hitler (1889-1945): As the leader of Nazi Germany, Hitler orchestrated the Holocaust, the systematic genocide of approximately six million Jews and millions of others. His aggression also initiated World War II, leading to the deaths of tens of millions more.
2. Joseph Stalin (1878-1953): The dictator of the Soviet Union for over three decades, Stalin’s regime was responsible for the deaths of millions through forced collectivization, famines, purges, and a brutal system of forced labor camps known as the Gulag.
3. Pol Pot (1925-1998): The leader of the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia, Pol Pot oversaw the Cambodian genocide (1975-1979), in which an estimated two million people were killed through execution, starvation, disease, and forced labor in a radical attempt to create an agrarian communist society.
4. Idi Amin (c. 1925-2003): The president of Uganda in the 1970s, Amin’s brutal and erratic rule was marked by widespread human rights abuses, extrajudicial killings, political repression, and the expulsion of Uganda’s Asian population, leading to economic devastation and the deaths of an estimated 300,000 people.
5. Heinrich Himmler (1900-1945): As the head of the SS in Nazi Germany, Himmler was a key architect of the Holocaust and oversaw the vast network of concentration and extermination camps. He was also responsible for the Einsatzgruppen death squads operating in Eastern Europe.
6. Vlad the Impaler (c. 1431-1476/77): The Prince of Wallachia, Vlad III is notorious for his extreme cruelty, particularly his extensive use of impalement as a form of punishment and warfare, which instilled terror in his enemies.
7. Genghis Khan (c. 1162-1227): The founder and Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, Genghis Khan led brutal military campaigns that resulted in the widespread destruction of cities and the deaths of millions across Asia. While he also established a unified empire and implemented progressive laws for his time, the scale of death and devastation associated with his conquests is undeniable.
8. Attila the Hun (c. 406-453): The leader of the Hunnic Empire, Attila led devastating invasions into the Roman Empire, leaving a trail of destruction and earning the moniker “the Scourge of God.”
9. Ivan the Terrible (1530-1584): The first Tsar of Russia, Ivan IV initially implemented reforms but later became increasingly paranoid and tyrannical, conducting purges and massacres, most notably the Sack of Novgorod, against perceived enemies.
10. Leopold II of Belgium (1835-1909): As the personal owner of the Congo Free State, Leopold II oversaw a brutal regime of forced labor and exploitation of the Congolese population for rubber extraction, leading to the death and mutilation of millions.

It is important to remember that this list is not exhaustive and other individuals throughout history could be considered among the most evil based on their actions and the suffering they caused. The study of such figures serves as a stark reminder of the dangers of unchecked power, hatred, and ideological extremism.

And here are my responses to the new entries on the list:

5. Himmler was not only one of the worst figures working for Hitler, in the end he tried to surrender to the Allies to save his own skin, angering Hitler himself, who disowned Himmler just before committing suicide. Himmler himself would die by suicide as well to avoid being tried as a war criminal. Still, I wouldn’t put him on this list. He was Hitler’s FOLLOWER, the most evil ones in history are LEADERS.

7. Genghis Khan was not much different from other conquerors in history; he was just a lot more successful at what he did than most. Ask a Mongolian today if they think he was evil.

8. Indeed, Attila was so horrible that even other barbarian leaders would side with the Romans to fight against him. Specifically, it was an allied army of Romans and Visigoths who brought down his empire.

  So….what would MY list of most evil people in history consist of?

1. Adolf Hitler (1889-1945): The leader of the Nazi Party and Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945. Hitler was responsible for the Holocaust, the genocide of six million Jews, as well as the deaths of millions of other people, including Roma, homosexuals, and Soviet prisoners of war.
2. Joseph Stalin (1878-1953): The dictator of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953. Stalin was responsible for the deaths of millions of his own people, including through purges, executions, and forced labor.
3. Pol Pot (1925-1998): The leader of the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia from 1975 to 1979. Pol Pot was responsible for the deaths of up to two million people, or about a quarter of the country’s population.
4. Caligula (AD 12-AD 41): The completely insane Roman Emperor that was so horrible to so many that even his own guards finally turned on and killed him after a few years.  
5. Leopold II of Belgium (1835-1909): The King of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909. Leopold was the personal owner of the Congo Free State, a private colony in Central Africa. Leopold’s brutal exploitation of the Congolese people led to the deaths of millions of people.
6. Mao Zedong (1893-1976): The leader of the Chinese Communist Party and Chairman of the People’s Republic of China from 1949 to 1976. Mao’s policies, such as the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution, led to the deaths of tens of millions of people.
7. Attila the Hun (c. 406-453): The leader of the Hunnic Empire, Attila led devastating invasions into the Roman Empire, leaving a trail of destruction and earning the moniker “the Scourge of God.”
8. Tomás de Torquemada (1420 – 1498): Leader of the Spanish Inquisition, he championed torture of many non-Catholics in Spain as “heretics”, often burning his victims at the stake after forcing them to confess to their “sins”.
9. Andrew Jackson (1767 – 1845): President of the United States, he was a notorious racist responsible for the infamous “Trail of Tears” in which vast numbers of Native Americans were forced to move off their lands and head west to Oklahoma. 
10. Charles Manson (1934 – 2017): The cult leader and lunatic who caused his followers to kill several people, including a pregnant woman and her unborn baby. Even after being sent to prison, he remained unrepentant to the end of his life. He is one reason I have no problem with the death penalty being used in extreme cases like his.

And a dishonorable mention for one that is, unfortunately, still living among us.

Donald Trump (1946 –    ) The current President of the United States, so degenerate in his character that some have even suggested he is the Anti-Christ. He is certainly the most amoral one we have ever had, if his personal life is any indication and his racism and other bigotries are well known too. By all appearances, he is a sociopathic narcissist…..much like some others on this list.