Frankenstein complex

== English == === Etymology === Coined by American science fiction author Isaac Asimov in 1947 in his novelette Little Lost Robot. From Victor Frankenstein, the title character of Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein (1818). === Noun === Frankenstein complex (plural Frankenstein complexes) The fear that an artificial intelligence will turn against humans. === References === Jeff Prucher, editor (2007), “Frankenstein complex”, in Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford, Oxfordshire; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, pages 67–68. Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2026), “Frankenstein complex n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.