Re: 2001:A Space Odyssey, SpaceX, A.I.

On 6/13/26 09:29, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
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> HAL 9000: "I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that" - YouTube
> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARJ8cAGm6JE>
> 

Dave did not act mad.
He just did what he needed to do.
And about a hour later he started disconnecting circuit boards,
in effect performing a prefrontal lobotomy.

Here, the book varies greatly from the film.
 From the book, page 155:

"Here goes, thought Bowman.  I never imagined I'd be
an amateur brain surgeon - carrying our a lobotomy beyond
the orbit of Jupiter.
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I wonder if he can feel pain?  Bowman thought briefly ---"