And there they are 🙂 I asked for OTHER things similar in flavor to “future AI” that also fit the criteria of: mbodying elements of mystery, power, danger, symbolism, quest, and transformation.
Quantum computing, genetic engineering, nanotechnology, artificial consciousness, extraterrestrial life, time travel, virtual reality, human augmentation, dark matter, wormholes, fusion energy, climate engineering, multiverse, brain-computer interface, space colonization, singularity, holography, teleportation, asteroid mining, immortality, parallel dimensions