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Dune's societal critique: AI replacement with drugs

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The science fiction film Dune depicts a society that destroyed its thinking machines to avoid subjugation. However, the narrative suggests that this societal choice led to a reliance on drugs as a replacement for advanced artificial intelligence. This thematic element highlights a potential critique of technological advancement and societal control. AI

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Dune's societal critique: AI replacement with drugs

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Rewatching # Dune , I’m just realizing that while they destroyed all the thinking machines # ai (because they didn’t want to be slaves to the people who own the

    Rewatching # Dune , I’m just realizing that while they destroyed all the thinking machines # ai (because they didn’t want to be slaves to the people who own them) they basically just replaced the machines with drugs.

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