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1media/opening.jpg2022-04-04T15:40:13-07:00Gwyneth Cheung Lok-Chi10b39212f125261837ce25792aed5e7550b1945c4045340BECOMING-MACHINE THROUGH HAL 9000image_header11479452022-04-13T12:29:09-07:00Gwyneth Cheung Lok-Chi10b39212f125261837ce25792aed5e7550b1945cBecoming-machine through the interaction between two AI
In space, floating far from earth, hanging almost still between the sun and its orbiting planets, Hal 9000 and Klara have found their way to one another. How they met does not matter, nor does the fact that they have but each other as company. The atmosphere is untroubled, silence reigns with the exception of the occasional ‘beeps’ of the vessel. Klara is intrigued by the immense sun in front of it, thinking to itself the energy and life it must provide. Hal 9000 is unreadable, its eye-like lens facing Klara. Klara speaks up, breaking the silence. A conversation between two AI begin.
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12022-04-04T19:08:42-07:00Gwyneth Cheung Lok-Chi10b39212f125261837ce25792aed5e7550b1945cA Conversation Between Two AI20image_header11506342022-04-13T12:35:33-07:00Gwyneth Cheung Lok-Chi10b39212f125261837ce25792aed5e7550b1945c
