Frankenstein complex

English Etymology en American science fiction author Isaac Asimov 1947 in his novelette Little Lost Robot. From Victor Frankenstein, the title character of Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein (1818). Noun The fear that an artificial intelligence will turn against humans. en 1947 March w:Isaac Asimov Astounding Science Fiction w:Little Lost Robot 39 1 116 I'll admit that this Frankenstein Complex you're exhibiting has a certain justification—hence the First Law in the first place. en 1987 December w:Lois McMaster Bujold Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact Falling Free 108 13 30 Mr. Graf, you're still disturbed. You sure you're not harboring just a little of the old Frankenstein complex about all this? It's all right to admit it to me—in fact, I want you to talk about it. en 1992 Joseph C. Segen The Dictionary of Modern Medicine 9781850703211 234 The central character of Mary Shelley's novel by the same name 'Frankenstein' is used as an adjective in a variety of biomedical contexts, eg Frankenstein complex The fear that machines via artificial intelligence may replace physicians en 2010 Graham J. Murphy; Sherryl Vint Beyond Cyberpunk: New Critical Perspectives Routledge 9781136973185 197 https://books.google.com/books?id=NElZBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA197&dq=%22Frankenstein+complex%22&hl=&cd=33&source=gbs_api#v=onepage&q=%22Frankenstein%20complex%22&f=false No wonder Gibson introduces the Turing Registry agents in Neuromancer, representatives of cyberpunk's own apparent Frankenstein Complex: “For thousands of years men dreamed of pacts with demons. Only now are such things possible.” References 67–68 456 Frankenstein complex n. en eponyms terms derived from fiction en Artificial intelligence Fear Medicine Science fiction