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Poole, what's it like living for the better part of a year in such close proximity with Hal? Frank: Well it's pretty close to what you said about him earlier, he is just like a sixth member of the crew. I am putting myself to the fullest possible use, which is all I think that any conscious entity can ever hope to do. My mission responsibilities range over the entire operation of the ship, so I am constantly occupied. I have a stimulating relationship with Dr. BBC Interviewer: HAL, despite your enormous intellect, are you ever frustrated by your dependence on people to carry out actions? HAL: Not in the slightest bit. We are all, by any practical definition of the words, foolproof and incapable of error. No 9000 computer has ever made a mistake or distorted information.

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The 9000 series is the most reliable computer ever made. Does this ever cause you any lack of confidence? HAL: Let me put it this way, Mr. You're the brain and central nervous system of the ship, and your responsibilities include watching over the men in hibernation.

BBC Interviewer: HAL, you have an enormous responsibility on this mission, in many ways perhaps the greatest responsibility of any single mission element. How's everything going? HAL: Good afternoon, Mr. 9000 computer, whom we learned one addresses as 'Hal.' Good afternoon, HAL. 9000 computer, which can reproduce, though some experts still prefer to use the word mimic, most of the activities of the human brain, and with incalculably greater speed and reliability. The only difference is that you don't dream.īBC Interviewer: The sixth member of the Discovery crew was not concerned about the problems of hibernation, for he was the latest result in machine intelligence: The H.-A.-L. Poole, what's it like while you're in hibernation? Frank: Well, it's exactly like being asleep. Except for a single, very powerful radio emission aimed at Jupiter, the four million-year-old black monolith has remained completely inert, its origin and purpose still a total mystery.ĭialogue BBC Interviewer: Dr. It was buried forty feet below the lunar surface, near the crater Tycho. Eighteen months ago, the first evidence of intelligent life off the Earth was discovered. Now that you are in Jupiter space and the entire crew is revived, it can be told to you. This is a pre-recorded briefing made prior to your departure and which, for security reasons of the highest importance, has been known on board during the mission only by your H-A-L 9000 computer. I am putting myself to the fullest possible use, which is all I think that any conscious entity can ever hope to do.Taglines See also 2001: A Space Odyssey (novel) An epic drama of adventure and exploration. Clarke and Stanley Kubrick, based on Clarke's short story The Sentinel. In 1991, it was deemed 'culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant' by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in their National Film Registry.ĭirected by Stanley Kubrick. Open the pod bay doors, HAL.Ģ001: A Space Odyssey is a 1968 science-fiction film dealing with thematic elements of human evolution, technology, artificial intelligence, and extraterrestrial life, and is notable for its scientific realism, pioneering special effects, ambiguous and often surreal imagery, sound in place of traditional narrative techniques, and minimal use of dialogue. I'm sure you'll agree there's some truth in what I say. I know I've never completely freed myself of the suspicion that there are some extremely odd things about this mission. Perhaps I'm just projecting my own concern about it. But you'll look sweet upon the seat of a bicycle - built - for - two. It won't be a sty-lish mar-riage, I can't a-fford a car-riage. I'm half cra-zy, all for the love of you. Except for a single, very powerful radio emission aimed at Jupiter, the four million-year-old black monolith has remained completely inert, its origin and purpose still a total mystery. Just what do you think you're doing, Dave? Dave, I really think I'm entitled to an answer to that question.

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