Developed in 1992, HAL can pilot the spacecraft completely autonomously, holding a complex conversation with the crew, reading lips, recognising faces, interpreting emotions and playing (and winning) chess. HAL (which stands for IBM if you move the three letters +1 to the left) stands for Heuristically Programmed Algorithmic. The AI: HAL 9000 is the on-board AI of the Discovery One spacecraft. Can suffer from nervous breakdown and become dangerous
