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There is some deep irony in naming an AI "mentat"

• biobootloader 3y ago
  the idea is that mentats in dune combine human and computer skills to assist others but yeah it is funny
  • Rhapso 3y ago
    Just remember, mentats exist bc the dune universe found the dangers of AI so universal and obvious they never made anything more complicated than a single-write microcontroller and used analog circuits for basically everything.
• ecf 3y ago
  I first thought of mentats from fallout, which is a highly addictive drug that temporarily increases memory and intelligence.
  • Rhapso 3y ago
    Same reference: https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Mentats#Behind_the_scenes https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Mentats#Behind_the_scenes