The Greeks proposed the idea that humans are a form of artificial intelligence. Prometheus and Hephaestus use technology to manufacture men and women. As historian Adrienne Mayor reveals in her book ...

Dark myths express the fear that our creations are beyond our control. Among them, the Golem, born of medieval Jewish mysticism, perfectly embodies this concern. In the legend, a rabbi fashions a clay ...

Author Stephen Fry, while discussing The Odyssey, comes up with a sharp comparison: AI as Prometheus’s fire, a gift that ...

Artificial brains, humanoid robots and ‘assistants’ are misleading myths – and they directly affect how we use AI.

Prometheus NOW is a visceral, image-driven physical theatre performance reimagining the myth of Prometheus through the pulse of our hyper-connected age. In a world governed by algorithms and driven by ...