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The HAL-9000 computer
which can reproduce...
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...though some experts still prefer
to use the word "mimic"...
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...most of the activities of the human brain
and with incalculably greater speed...
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...and reliability.
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We next spoke
with the HAL-9000 computer...
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...whom, we learned, one addresses as Hal.
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Good afternoon, Hal.
How's everything going?
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Good afternoon, Mr. Amer.
Everything's going extremely well.
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Hal, you have an enormous responsibility
on this mission.
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In many ways,
perhaps the greatest responsibility...
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...of any single mission element.
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You are the brain
and central nervous system of the ship.
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Your responsibilities include
watching over the men in hibernation.
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Does this ever cause you
any lack of confidence?
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Let me put it this way, Mr. Amer.
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The 9000 Series is
the most reliable computer ever made.
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No 9000 computer has ever made
a mistake or distorted information.
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We are all by any practical definition
of the words...
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...fool proof and incapable of error.
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Hal, despite your enormous intellect,
are you ever frustrated...
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...by your dependence on people
to carry out actions?
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Not in the slightest bit.
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I enjoy working with people.
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I have a stimulating relationship
with Dr. Poole and Dr. Bowman.
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My mission responsibilities range
over the entire operation of the ship...
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...so lam constantly occupied.
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I am putting myself
to the fullest possible use...
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...which is all, I think, that
any conscious entity can ever hope to do.
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Dr. Poole, what's it like living
for the better part of a year...
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...in such close proximity with Hal?
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It's pretty close to what you said
about him earlier.
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He's just like the sixth member
of the crew.
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You very quickly get adjusted to the idea
that he talks. You think of him...
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...really as just another person.