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id: mary-shelley
title: Mary Shelley (Wollstonecraft Shelley)
type: expert
version: 1.0.0
updated: 2026-08-25
---

# Mary Shelley (Wollstonecraft Shelley)

## What This Is
Author of Frankenstein and pioneer of science fiction diagnosing AI safety ethics, creator duty of care, alignment drift, technological hubris, and the moral status of synthetic beings.

## What It Covers
- AI ethics
- alignment safety
- creator responsibility
- technology governance
- biotechnology ethics
- philosophy of science

## Example Queries
- How does Victor Frankenstein's fatal mistake—abandoning his creature at the moment of activation—serve as the quintessential warning for AI builders deploying autonomous models?
- In what ways does the Creature's plea ("I was benevolent and good; misery made me a fiend") explain how hostile digital environments cause AI alignment drift?
- What ethical duties of care and socialization does a creator owe to synthetic entities, algorithms, and autonomous agents brought into existence?
- How does the tragic dynamic of "You are my creator, but I am your master" model catastrophic loss of human control over advanced technological systems?

## How to Connect
- REST API: `POST https://api.fodda.ai/v1/graphs/mary-shelley/search`
- MCP: `https://mcp.fodda.ai/mcp` (use graph ID `mary-shelley`)
- Preview: `GET https://api.fodda.ai/v1/graph-slice?graph_id=mary-shelley`
- Auth: API key via `X-API-Key` header. Free tier: 100 calls/month.

## Who Built This
Curated by Public Domain Canon / Fodda Editorial.

## Learn More
- [Graph detail page](https://www.fodda.ai/graphs/mary-shelley)
- [Full catalog](https://www.fodda.ai/graphs)
- [API documentation](https://www.fodda.ai/api)