  Autonomous systems, including generative AI, have been adopted faster than
previous digital innovations. Their impact on society might as well be more
profound, with a radical restructuring of the economy of knowledge and dramatic
consequences for social and institutional balances. Different attitudes to
control these systems have emerged rooted in the classical pillars of legal
systems, proprietary rights, and social responsibility. We show how an illusion
of control might be guiding governments and regulators, while autonomous
systems might be driving us to inescapable delusion.
