“Now they’ve won and thinking machines have been outlawed.

But as with anything that’s outlawed, can it ever fully be eradicated?”

Such technology still exists, and is close to the throne.

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Pruwet Richese (Charlie Hodson-Prior) and other characters in ‘Dune: Prophecy’.Attila Szvacsek/HBO

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Now theyve won and thinking machines have been outlawed.

Yes it has been banned, yes it has been destroyed, but how might it return?

Thats where were beginning our story.

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A thinking machine in ‘Dune: Prophecy’.Courtesy of HBO

To achieve this, we wanted to think of it as a high-class piece of couture jewelry.

At one point, the lizard makes a run for it through the ballroom full of esteemed guests.

Everybody was just looking at the light.

Its the culmination of a plan they’ve had for like 30 years, Schapker says.

Watch our full video interview above.