This HAL 9000-Inspired AI Simulation Kept Its Virtual Astronauts Alive0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- November 23, 2018
The supercomputer HAL 9000 in the science-fiction masterpiece “2001: A Space Odyssey” is best remembered for the chilling way it killed astronauts. Now, scientists are working on a HAL-like artificial intelligence to help astronauts without murdering them, and their prototype successfully controlled a simulated planetary base for hours.