Author says he predicted AI takeover in 1985 — and he has the book to prove it

A computer program compels people to commit crimes, defies commands, and looks to take its place in the physical world.

This isn’t the latest story of an AI agent going rogue; it’s actually a book from 1985.

‘This is precisely the kind of issue we face in the modern era.’

Now, the author of the novel is saying his book predicted the very situation humanity finds itself in today, through summoning demons into computers.

“There were some people who viewed reality through the thinking way of computer architecture. As a result, the concept of using computers as tools for magic was already being born,” wrote Aya Nishitani, author of “Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei.”

The book that came out more than 40 years ago explicitly portrays demons being summoned through