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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 11 Aug 2003.
Re: HAL-9000 ascii art

Re: HAL-9000 ascii art

 _.--- Bateau spoke in alt.ascii-art --------._ 
>>So why shouldn't he be a robot?  He's just a *really*
>>*big* robot...
> 
> Cause he has no arms or legs or laser cannons and he can't turn into a
> truck.

That isn't a robot.  Thats and Autobot.

I think for the purposes of the conversation though that if it has
arms and legs and is "aware" then it is an android.  If just does
programmed mechanical things and isn't self learning then it is a
robot.  If it is like HAL then it is a AI.

'---...____ Faux_Pseudo ________________...---~~~

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