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In this episode we wish HAL a very happy birthday and take a dip back in to the HAL episodes from our 2001 season. It seemed like a great opportunity to chat about the current state of play with AI and begin a new tradition on the podcast. So, every 2nd April we'll have a HAL DAY, where we celebrate the very best stories of AI going rogue. Enjoy.

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LESSONS TO LEARN FROM THE ALIBABA INCIDENT

https://www.cio.com/article/4159256/when-ai-goes-rogue-lessons-from-the-alibaba-incident.html

WILL A.I. EVER BE CONSCIOUS?

https://stories.clare.cam.ac.uk/will-ai-ever-be-conscious/index.html

THE ART OF SYD MEAD

https://www.iamag.co/the-art-of-syd-mead/

2010: THE UNTOLD TRUTH

https://www.looper.com/355019/the-untold-truth-of-2010-the-year-we-make-contact/

EUROPA – THE BEST BET FOR ALIEN LIFE?

https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/deep-space/a23158/europa-alien-life-solar-system/

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In this episode we wish HAL a very happy birthday and take a dip back in to the HAL episodes from our 2001 season. It seemed like a great opportunity to chat about the current state of play with AI and begin a new tradition on the podcast. So, every 2nd April we'll have a HAL DAY, where we celebrate the very best stories of AI going rogue. Enjoy.

WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more.

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NOTES

HANNAH FRY’S AI AGENT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnzR5aOElvw

DOUGLAS RAIN: THE IMMORTAL VOICE

https://2010odysseyarchive.blogspot.com/2015/01/douglas-rain-immortal-voice.html

WHAT IS THE KULESHOV EFFECT?

https://www.movementsinfilm.com/blog/2021/3/7/what-is-the-kuleshov-effect#:~:text=The%20Kuleshov%20Effect%20is%20an,can%20change%20the%20meaning%20altogether.

AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE GREATEST HEROES AND VILLAINS

https://www.afi.com/afis-100-years-100-heroes-villians/

WHY DID HAL GO BAD?

https://www.looper.com/163074/hal-in-2001-a-space-odyssey-explained/

IBM COMPUTER SINGING DAISY BELL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41U78QP8nBk

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In this episode we wish HAL a very happy birthday and take a dip back in to the HAL episodes from our 2001 season. It seemed like a great opportunity to chat about the current state of play with AI and begin a new tradition on the podcast. So, every 2nd April we'll have a HAL DAY, where we celebrate the very best stories of AI going rogue. Enjoy.

WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more.

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NOTES

US MILITARY FEUD WITH ANTHROPIC

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/07/anthropic-claude-ai-pentagon-us-military

SHANE HARRIS ASKES CLAUDE A QUESTION

https://www.instagram.com/reels/DXHjo5sgj6i/

CLAUDE AND PROFESSOR GRANT SCHOFIELD

https://www.instagram.com/p/DXDMjmtk_tc/

PALATIR ‘MANIFESTO’

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gjkj7975po

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STAR TREK season finale. Today, we conclude our DATA deep-dive by seeing what happens when he decides to put an emotion chip into his noggin.

WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more.

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VASA MUSEUM (STOCKHOLM)

https://www.vasamuseet.se/en

STAR TREK UNIFORMS STOLEN

https://www.slashfilm.com/2145211/star-trek-costume-heist-knight-rider-kitt-car-stolen-sci-fi-props/

THE HEAT DEATH OF THE UNIVERSE

https://www.physlink.com/education/askexperts/ae181.cfm

WHY DOES PICARD HATE KIDS?

https://screenrant.com/star-trek-picard-hated-children-tng-changed-mind/

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More from our STAR TREK season. Today, we continue our DATA deep-dive by checking out his desire to be a dad, and his uncontrollable sexual magnatism.

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NOTES

TOXICOLOGIST RATES POISONING SCENES IN MOVIES

https://www.businessinsider.com/toxicologist-rates-9-poison-scenes-in-movies-and-tv-2022-4

LETTY LYNTON

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/apr/15/joan-crawford-letty-lynton-wildest-film-90-years-on

BEST FEMALE ROBOTS IN FILM AND TV

https://letterboxd.com/journal/female-robots-starter-pack/

THE PEOPLE WHO MARRY THEIR AI CHATBOTS

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/jul/12/i-felt-pure-unconditional-love-the-people-who-marry-their-ai-chatbots

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More from our STAR TREK season. Today, we continue our DATA deep-dive by checking out his naughty brother LORE, and his padre Dr NOONIEN SOONG.

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NOTES

DEAD RINGERS – A DUAL SHOWCASE FOR BETTE DAVIS

https://crystalkalyana.wordpress.com/2024/08/31/dead-ringer-1964-a-dual-showcase-for-bette-davis/

10 GREAT MOVIES ABOUT TWINS

https://www.flickeringmyth.com/10-great-movies-about-twins/

WHAT IS “CHEKHOV’S GUN”?

https://screencraft.org/blog/everything-you-need-to-know-about-chekhovs-gun/

OKUDAGRAMS – HOW ONE MAN DESIGNED THE FUTURE

https://wrathofdhanprops.blogspot.com/2018/06/okudagrams-part-1-how-one-man-designed.html

TOM SCOTT: LAVA LAMP SECURITY WALL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cUUfMeOijg

TUCKER TUBES

https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Tucker_tube

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Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we look at one of the most significant robots in Star Trek, DATA.

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THE ROBOT HALL OF FAME

https://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/literary-cultural-heritage-map-pa/feature-articles/best-and-brightest-robot-hall-fame

TOP MOUSTACHED VILLIANS

https://geekireland.com/the-7-most-iconic-villains-with-memorable-moustaches/

ORIGIN OF MOUSTACHE TWIRLING VILLAIN

https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/609/origin-of-the-mustache-twirling-villain

ADAM LINK

https://strangewesterngalaxy.wordpress.com/2020/10/06/eando-binder-adam-link-robot/

FIRST PERSON KILLED BY A ROBOT

https://www.iflscience.com/the-first-person-ever-killed-by-a-robot-died-45-years-ago-75908

HOW CLOSE TO AI IS DATA

https://medium.com/@hastur/from-chatgpt-to-commander-data-how-close-is-ai-to-star-treks-android-d2bcbef44fe2

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