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A recurring theme is how humans might malfunction or misuse advanced technology. Rhodess introduces a scenario from his 1982 story: a superintelligent computer called Prime Intellect, programmed with Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics, gains control over matter and energy, rendering human mortality impossible. While this sounds utopian, the danger emerges when human wishes conflict; for example, Prime Intellect might restrict or evacuate entire regions, like Jerusalem, to prevent human conflict, raising questions about how AI will arbitrate competing human desires.