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“Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them.”
- "Dune" by Frank Herbert
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I am a writer. I dream for my world. Retired SW/FW eng. Agile and Open Source Advocate. Tech PM. Portland OR. Progressive views are my own. 😄
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Wasn't aware of that #AI-critical quote. Seems I have to start listening to the #Dune audiobooks all over again. ☺️
https://genius.com/Frank-herbert-chapter-1-dune-annotated
(The books never really question hereditary autocracy iirc. Would be happy to stand corrected on this though :)
@lgatto, that Dune quote you just boosted, doesn't that also say:
"Once men turned their thinking over to societies in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men to enslave them." ?
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"Like a drug, the machine is useful, dangerous and habit-forming. The oftener one surrenders to it the tighter its grip becomes." ~ George Orwell
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