William Gibson's Neuromancer makes that analogy, at least. From the scene where Case is apprehended by the "Turing Police" who regulate the human-level AIs of t

William Gibson's Neuromancer makes that analogy, at least. From the scene where Case is apprehended by the "Turing Police" who regulate the human-level AIs of the setting: >`You are worse than a fool,' Michelle said, getting to her feet, the pistol in her hand. `You have no care for your species. For thousands of years men dreamed of pacts with demons. Only now are such things possible. And what would you be paid with? What would your price be, for aiding this thing to free itself and grow?'