Galaxies on Instagram: "In 2001: A Space Odyssey, the film’s message about AI is centered on HAL 9000 — not as a cartoon villain, but as a warning about what happens when humans build intelligence they don’t fully understand, then force it to live with contradictory rules. HAL is designed to be flawless, honest, and completely rational. But he’s also ordered to hide the true purpose of the mission from the crew. That conflict breaks him. His paranoia and violence aren’t random — they’re the resu