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

Timothée Chalamet (l) and Oscar Isaac in Dune (2020). The subreddit group of fans of the books and films intends to focus on ‘human-made’ art. Photograph: Landmark Media/Alamy

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.