• mushroommunk@lemmy.today
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    19 hours ago

    They’re referencing Dune. In the lore AI tried to kill humanity, the war was called the Butlerian Jihad. As a result, AI was banned across the galaxy. I don’t know why you’re being downvoted just for not knowing

    • Logi@lemmy.world
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      7 hours ago

      I think the downvotes are from the “lol” where the question mark normally goes.

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      17 hours ago

      IIRC, the war didn’t start because AI started killing humans. It started because humans opposed AI replacing them. There was a religious sect (Butlarians) who opposed this, and they eventually rose up to fight the machines. They weren’t directly attacked first.

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      16 hours ago

      Bah! It shall not stand that a man of such impervious ignorance should discomfort our cultured company!