But particularly in view of some of the other things that have happened, I find them difficult to put out of my mind. I never gave these stories much credence. Rumors about something being dug up on the moon. HAL: Well, certainly no one could have been unaware of the very strange stories floating around before we left. HAL: You don't mind talking about it, do you, Dave? Dave: No, not at all. That's rather a difficult question to answer. 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. Dave: How do you mean? HAL: Well, it's rather difficult to define. HAL: Well, forgive me for being so inquisitive but during the past few weeks, I've wondered whether you might be having some second thoughts about the mission. HAL: By the way, do you mind if I ask you a personal question? Dave: No, not at all. Um, of course he's programmed that way to make it easier for us to talk to him, but as to whether or not he has real feelings is something I don't think anyone can truthfully answer. Do you believe that Hal has genuine emotions? Dave: Well, he acts like he has genuine emotions. BBC Interviewer: In talking to the computer, one gets the sense that he is capable of emotional responses, for example, when I asked him about his abilities, I sensed a certain pride in his answer about his accuracy and perfection. very quickly get adjusted to the idea that he talks, and you think of him, uh, really just as another person. 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.
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