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Rich people are not evil. Some may be. Most are not, at least not to the extent you imply. Many rich people are doing good things with their money and time. They have the power to resist the evil ones.

The Butlerian Jihad won't be successful. Tech creates wealth and often concentrates power. The elites will push ahead with tech development. Power imbalance in our current society means they will succeed if people do not resist in unison. Tech also has a lot of economic benefits so regular people will be divided on the Jihad.

How does this square with US drone fleets? And drone fleets of other countries?

They are controlled by humans now but automatic control is likely in development.

In another post now: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15069178

This is already a bit late. Hope we can find a way to enforce the ban if it passes. Drones are a lot easier to develop in secret than nuclear weapons. These countries already have weaponized drones: the U.S., the U.K., China, Israel, Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, Somalia, and South Africa.