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Fictional AI like HAL-9000 offered more personality than today's tech

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The author reflects on fictional AI like HAL-9000, noting its distinct personality and physical presence, contrasting it with contemporary technology. They suggest that a more personal and guided interaction, akin to caring for a pet, would be preferable to current technological offerings. AI

RANK_REASON The item is a personal reflection on fictional AI and contemporary technology, lacking new factual information or a clear industry event.

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Fictional AI like HAL-9000 offered more personality than today's tech

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    And that I suppose is like the vision of HAL-9000 or similar # AI installations from fiction which, although they are not at all humanoid and interact with huma

    And that I suppose is like the vision of HAL-9000 or similar # AI installations from fiction which, although they are not at all humanoid and interact with humanity only through specific control-panels like an inanimate supercomputer, are (ideally) regarded as having independent …

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