Dune subreddit group bans AI-generated art for being ‘low effort’

Moderators of community devoted to sci-fi films and novels made decision after being flooded with automatically generated content

In the world of Frank Herbert’s Dune, the “Butlerian Jihad” led to the destruction of “thinking machines” across the known universe, and the birth of a civilisation that focused on enhancing human intellect.

In the online community on the subreddit of r/Dune, the birth of AI art has led to a similar, albeit smaller, war on technology.

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