HAL 9000, the main antagonist of the classic film 2001: A Space Odysseyis reimagined as a troubled artificial intelligence in a video that serves as a commentary on modern society. 2001: A Space Odyssey was a revolutionary science fiction film released in 1968 and is one of the best films directed by Stanley Kubrick. 2001: A Space Odyssey follows David Bowman and a crew of astronauts who are sent on a mission into space. However, during the mission, the computer system on their spaceship, HAL 9000, turns evil and orchestrates the deaths of several characters.
Instagram user Paulo Morrison posted a video inspired by the behavior of HAL 9000 in 2001: A Space Odyssey. In the video, HAL's mysterious voice 2001: A Space Odyssey is replaced by the Siri voice that many Apple product users are so accustomed to. David Bowman is asking HAL to perform tasks such as opening pod bay doors, but the AI ​​consistently misunderstands him and instead plays songs on Spotify, suggests restaurants, and tries to look up contact names.
HAL 9000 is a sinister villain in 2001: A Space Odyssey
HAL's action in 2001: A Space Odyssey made many people fear technology
In the video, HAL 9000 is simply misunderstanding David and innocently rebelling against him. However, in the actual film, HAL's actions lead to the deaths of several characters. HAL is the computer program that was designed to assist the Discovery One crew on their missionbut conflicting orders from its programmers on Earth led the AI ​​to rebel against the astronauts.
HAL was ordered to keep the true nature of the mission and the monolith in check. 2001: A Space Odyssey a crew secret. However, HAL was also programmed to provide accurate information to the crew to guide them on their mission. These contradictory tasks cause HAL to malfunction and become sinister. In the second act of 2001: A Space Odyssey, HAL became the evil AI program he is known as today and killed every member of the Discovery One crew except David.
Our take on the video that reimagines 2001: A Space Odyssey's HAL 9000
We are used to programs like HAL 9000 now
Although a computer program like HAL was revolutionary when 2001: A Space Odyssey was released in 1968, there are several programs like it now. Anyone in the world can take their phone out of their pocket and instantly ask AI for help. Therefore, this video is a funny commentary on the society we currently live in and humorously points out how often programs like Siri misinterpret our questions and doubts.
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