Herbert wrote about an AI that decided to abort a baby and save the mother. The ...

		mtillman on Dec 13, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: AI’s big rift is like a religious schism Herbert wrote about an AI that decided to abort a baby and save the mother. The result was a religious war against AI and the eventual removal of rudimentary computing or AI capable technology. The resulting world of Dune is filled with horrible people, slavery, and chemical dependency. Might be a lesson in Herbert’s work.

Erasmus - who trained the first mentat (human computer) - ironic.