Plenty of comparisons have been made in recent years between fast-developing artificial intelligence systems and HAL, the rogue computer in Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey” that operated by its own sets of rules, ultimately disregarding human oversight.
Source: [Variety](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/bill-gates-ai-controls-telluride-film-festival-2001-1236853326/)