We'd have to cut his higher brain functions without disturbing the purely automatic and regulatory systems.
9 seconds sound clip from the 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:26:26 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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[...]
- I don't think we would have any alternatives.
- There isn't a single aspect of ship operations is under his control.
- If he's malfunctioning, I wouldn't see we have any choice but disconnection.
- I'm afraid I agree with you.
- There'd be nothing else to do.
- Yeah. That's far safer than allowing Hal to continue to run things.
- You know, another thing just occurred to me.
- As far as I know, no 9000 computer has ever been disconnected.
- No 9000 computer has ever fouled up before.
[...]
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Actors: Keir Dullea (Dr. David Bowman, Gary Lockwood (Dr. Frank Poole), William Sylvester (Dr. Heywood Floyd), Douglas Rain (HAL 9000)
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