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Stephen S. Power's avatar

HAL's programmers and programming are the subject of 2010.

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Michael C's avatar

Yes, and it was government bureaucrats that insisted, without telling HAL's programmers, that HAL be informed of the true nature of the mission but under no circumstances could HAL reveal it to the human crew who were awake on the way out.

The cornerstone of HAL's programming was to accurately and truthfully process and communicate information. Then he was told to lie.

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