Timeline for Why no automated warfare in Herbert’s Dune?
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| Mar 21, 2015 at 13:03 | comment | added | Bob Jarvis - Слава Україні | From the O.C. Bible : "Thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind". Thus, no computers. Thus, no automation. | |
| Mar 20, 2015 at 23:55 | answer | added | Dirk Bester | timeline score: -1 | |
| Mar 20, 2015 at 18:39 | answer | added | RynelfX | timeline score: 0 | |
| Mar 20, 2015 at 18:06 | answer | added | Carl McDade | timeline score: -2 | |
| Mar 20, 2015 at 2:51 | comment | added | Darren Ringer | Actually the jihad led to the prohibition of any machine "in the likeness of a human mind." [Orange Catholic Bible] I think that would also include mechanical calculating devices as they still use many of the same principles. Using mechanical devices to augment physical performance is one thing, but augmenting any kind of synchronization or coordination efforts sounds a lot like treading on the territory of 'mind'. Note that as Paul flies the Ornithopter Herbert is quite careful to describe his detailed perceptions of all the physics involved. Certainly no fly-by-wire here. | |
| Mar 20, 2015 at 0:10 | answer | added | Lighthart | timeline score: 5 | |
| Mar 19, 2015 at 23:09 | answer | added | nick | timeline score: 2 | |
| Mar 19, 2015 at 18:29 | answer | added | Carl Kevinson | timeline score: 1 | |
| Mar 19, 2015 at 16:51 | answer | added | BMeph | timeline score: 2 | |
| Mar 19, 2015 at 14:58 | answer | added | Hal | timeline score: 12 | |
| Mar 19, 2015 at 13:04 | comment | added | Himarm | A key point, thinking machines are banned, aka computers/AI. something that is purely mechanical is not banned, so technically a drone with a lasgun wouldn't be banned if it was made entirely mechanical. something like this could be made with timing gears ect, without anything like a cpu or AI. Another big point is that In the butlerian jihad computers were not banned, only AI was banned, think battle star galactica, there using computers, just nothing networked, no AI, their was fear the machine could hack in, just like the cylons do in battlestar. | |
| Mar 19, 2015 at 12:43 | answer | added | DX101 | timeline score: 18 | |
| Mar 19, 2015 at 12:40 | vote | accept | Boldewyn | ||
| Mar 19, 2015 at 12:00 | answer | added | AcePL | timeline score: 24 | |
| Mar 19, 2015 at 11:39 | comment | added | Boldewyn | Hm, that sounds reasonable. | |
| Mar 19, 2015 at 11:37 | comment | added | Eike Pierstorff | Isn't the dislike for automated large-scale killing a butlerian jihad-thing in canon ? At least the killer drone requires an operator close by, but semi-autonomous machines killing humans on a large scale would probably be much frowned upon (i.e. the other houses would propably terminate you with extreme prejudice if you try to pull this off). | |
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| Mar 19, 2015 at 11:13 | history | asked | Boldewyn | CC BY-SA 3.0 |