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Will AI Take Over the World? Separating Fear from Reality

In 1818, Mary Shelley published Frankenstein. The story haunted her readers not because of the monster's violence, but because of the pattern it established: create something more powerful than yourself, lose control, watch it destroy everything you love.

Niklas Hanitsch·January 23, 2026
Will AI Take Over the World? Separating Fear from Reality

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