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What If HAL in 2001: A Space Odyssey Sounded Like Siri?

Douglas Rain’s deadpan delivery as the voice of the wonky and murderous HAL 9000 in 2001: A Space Odyssey still creeps me out. Ever wonder what the effect might have been had Siri been invented in time for the movie? The Internet did. (Via Holy Kaw)

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One thought on “What If HAL in 2001: A Space Odyssey Sounded Like Siri?

  • Of course, it’s widely believed that it was all because of HAL that almost all machine voices since then have been Female!

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