• mushroommunk@lemmy.today
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          15 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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            4 hours ago

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

          • Cethin@lemmy.zip
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            13 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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            13 hours ago

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

          • SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml
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            16 hours ago

            If you read the bible upside down, it makes much more sense.

            Trump was trying to tell us that but money got in the way.