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[Dune] Would making a human mind in the likeness of a machine be allowed?

In the Dune universe genetic engineering/manipulation is a thing so it could be possible to breed or design a human with mentat like abilities but without the personhood. This biological computer of sorts could then maybe be installed in something like an ornithopter and take over tasks that we have performed by computers in real life flying machines. However, since in function this would be almost identical to that of mechanical computers, which are outlawed. So, would such a process be allowed?
gpt
A mentat is essentially a human computer, so I'd say "yes." You could push the hypothetical to a point where people in the Dune-verse might push back on some kind of needed distinction between man and machine, but it gets speculative.