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We learn about the world by experiencing it with our senses. In the program, researchers explain that if we want to create a computer that comes close to understanding the world the way we do, it has to be able to see. In 2001: HAL's Legacy, viewers learn that the complex process of perceiving and understanding the world is something todayâs computers are just beginning to tackle, but which HAL did effortlessly.
2001: HAL's Legacy also examines the latest developments in computer synthesized speech and how the field has evolved since the making of 2001: A Space Odyssey. HAL's famously smooth voice conveyed his intelligence. It was his personality. Below is an example of HAL's subtle and sophisticated voice which is currently impossible to achieve.
HAL: I know I've never completely freed myself of the suspicion that there are some extremely odd things about this mission. I'm sure you'll agree there's some truth in what I say?
Dave: I don't know, that's a rather difficult question to answer.
HAL: You don't mind talking about it do you, Dave?
Dave: No, not at all.
Please follow the links below to learn more from the experts about computer speech and vision and the numerous difficulties that researchers face in making human-like speech and vision systems:
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