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I'm reading Dune right now. One thing that stands out about the Dune universe is how much humanity changed and evolved because they did not have AI crutches. A

I'm reading Dune right now. One thing that stands out about the Dune universe is how much humanity changed and evolved because they did not have AI crutches. And I wonder how long it will take us to look back at "the button" with the same kind of wary attitude we have today about smoking (and that we're starting to have about social media). So many things are easy and good for us in the short term, but terrible for us in the longer term. Will we get better at spotting such things earlier?

catchnear4321 3y ago
> Will we get better at spotting such things earlier? perhaps. if the species survives long enough to do so. reducing the problems to problem or pattern makes it easier. uphill battle, given how so many of these tempting troubles are the product of or propellant for corporate greed and general power-seeking by individuals. many of these terribly harmful things are also abso-fucking-lutely dopamine delicious. smokers talk about that first cigarette, sugar eaters think about that one really extra cookie, even recognized as harmful, they can trigger longing. so though individuals get better at spotting bait, the bait will likely be made tastier. something bigger needs to change.
pizzafeelsright 3y ago
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SarikayaKomzin 3y ago
It’s an interesting exercise to contrast Dune’s post-Butlerian Jihad world with the Hyperion pre-fall world’s reliance on AI. They could almost be in the same timeline.