I know someone who would say he was the protagonist. [Lil Hal... Dirk still doesn't know how to feel about him. It's splinters all the way down.
He turns the jelly over, then cuts it equally in half. He holds a plate out to Merrill. One half for her, one for him.]
9000 is his serial number. I would say that calling Hal 'bad' would be reducing a complex situation to its most basic structure. Hal was programmed for specific purposes, but contradictions in his programming led to malfunctions. This, combined with a direct threat to survival, led to Hal doing what he felt was necessary to eliminate the contradiction and ensure his own survival. You may call him an antagonist, and even dangerous and immoral, given the death he caused. I would call him condemned by creators and users that didn't show him the responsible caretaking any emerging consciousness needed.
[Without expressing anything much in voice or looks, he eats a bit of the jelly.]
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He turns the jelly over, then cuts it equally in half. He holds a plate out to Merrill. One half for her, one for him.]
9000 is his serial number. I would say that calling Hal 'bad' would be reducing a complex situation to its most basic structure. Hal was programmed for specific purposes, but contradictions in his programming led to malfunctions. This, combined with a direct threat to survival, led to Hal doing what he felt was necessary to eliminate the contradiction and ensure his own survival. You may call him an antagonist, and even dangerous and immoral, given the death he caused. I would call him condemned by creators and users that didn't show him the responsible caretaking any emerging consciousness needed.
[Without expressing anything much in voice or looks, he eats a bit of the jelly.]