2026. What if HAL 9000 had succeeded in killing Dave? 1,000 years from now, floating in deep space, without enough fuel to get home, without companions, what would HAL think about? Core Memories recontextualizes HAL’s iconic line “I’m sorry, Dave”.
Isn’t it funny how talking computers turned out? In old-time sci-fi, they’re rational, robotic, precise, and never wrong. Instead, they’re like goofy sidekicks, offering encouragement and ideas, but clumsy and unreliable. We thought we were getting the Professor and we got Gilligan. –Ran Prieur
