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177 – Decision Trees and Butlerian Jihads with Matt Freeman

The Bayesian Conspiracy

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Do You Think We Should Have a Butlerian Jihad?

In the Dune world, there are no AIs because several thousand years previous, I don't remember what the timeframe was. AIs almost wiped out all of humanity and they managed to win the war against the eyes. So yeah, Butlerian Jihad means destroy all AIs basically. Which is also why spice is so important because it can make humans as close to calculators as computers are. Spice is supposed to be another Dune reference for like Mentats, right? That's what makes the Mentats Mentats.

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