Tuesday Sep 21, 2021

HAL 9000 Got A Bum Rap

Matthew and Tim talk about everyone's favourite killer AI, HAL 9000. What he sentient? Could we build a HAL today?

With audio from 2001: A Space Odyssey (film). Stanley Kubrick/Arthur C Clark. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 1968

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Guys, you need to watch COLOSSUS: THE FORBIN PROJECT. The computer takes the developer‘s remarks too literally. Then it all hits the fan. Question: the ultimate evil portrayed in the film is that humans are deprived of the ‘right ‘ to destroy themselves. Whaddya think? P.S. Loved the podcast.

Thursday Oct 21, 2021