Tag2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey: The Brief Story of Heywood Floyd
In Part 4, we look at what the middle story — meeting the Monolith on the moon — is doing
Space Odyssey 2001: Were Clarke and Kubrick at Odds?
Part 3: The ambiguity in 2001 is not the result of artistic muddiness but the middle ground for an unspoken conflict between the two writers
Space Odyssey 2001: Decisions To Make About That Monolith
In Part 2 of my series on the sci-fi great, I want to consider where the Monolith fits in the hard vs. soft magic systems that make for sci-fi stories
2001: A Space Odyssey Was a New Type of Science Fiction
The film is perhaps best understood as three completely different stories whose only connection is the monolith
Computer Prof: Handing Off Risky Operations to AI Would Be Stupid
When everything went wrong in Space Odyssey 2001, the cause was faulty programming, not the computer deciding to take over, he says.
Top Gun, HAL 9000 and Jobs of the Future
Walter Bradley Center Director and Mind Matters podcast host Robert J. Marks continues the press tour for his book Non-Computable You: What You Do That Artificial Intelligence Never Will. He discusses artificial intelligence, drone technology, and the movie Top Gun: Maverick with Michael Medved on his nationally syndicated talk show. Then, he talks about the job market and intelligent computers Read More ›
Could HAL 9000 Ever Be Built?
I say yes. Some reflections on the 50th Year Anniversary of 2001: A Space OdysseyAt one point on the trip from Earth to Jupiter, HAL becomes suspicious that the crew might be sabotaging the mission. HAL then purposely tries to kill all the crew. The most logical explanation for this act is a coding error. HAL was programmed to operate on the basis that the mission took priority over human life.
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