Pandora's box
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And coming from the field of disinformation in particular, A.I. is a Pandora’s box of yet-to-be-imagined evils.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026
"The US has really opened a Pandora's box for the Gulf states," Thafer said.
From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026
Not thankful: All the hand-wringing and apocalyptic soothsaying about how artificial intelligence is a Pandora’s box that will steal our jobs and ultimately spell our doom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 26, 2025
The "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" star likened AI to Pandora’s box, saying, "It's out there now. We're gonna have to deal with the consequences."
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2024
At other times spraying, while reasonably effective against the target insect, has let loose a whole Pandora’s box of destructive pests that had never previously been abundant enough to cause trouble.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
