'Dune' tried to warn us against AI

Technology Internet Social Media'Dune' tried to warn us against AI'Thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind.' AI is illegal in the'Dune' universe, but not for the reasons you may think. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Even the biggest fans of know that Frank Herbert's classic sci-fi epic quickly veers into the fantastical. Giant subterranean sandworms measuring 1,500 feet long; a narcotic that fuels interstellar travel and bends a user's perception of space-time; a mystical cabal of eugenicist witches--the list goes on.