Playing God refers to assuming powers of decision, intervention, or control metaphorically reserved to God. Acts described as playing God may include, for example, deciding who should live or die in a
The official theatrical poster for Frankenstein (1931). In one scene (censored from the final film), Dr. Frankenstein proclaimed, "Now I know what it feels like to be God!"
Deep Blue, a computer similar to this one defeated chess world champion Garry Kasparov in May 1997. It is the first computer to win a match against a world champion. Photo taken at the Computer History Museum.