Did the Onboard HAL 9000 computer in the movie 2001 commit the Fallacy of Circular Logic?

As we know from that sci-fi classic, the HAL 9000 onboard computer cannot explain the discrepancy between the conflicting conculution of his fault predition of the Jupiter's communication device with mission control and its twin HAL 9000 back on Earth.

Except to confirm there has never been an error in the HAL 9000 series to the inquiring human crew.

To my mind, HAL at least made a "circuitular" error in logic.

Here is a link to that pivital scene:

https://youtu.be/QFSE4dUJYM8

I can think of other fallacies HAL and/or the human crew has made in dealing with the AI computers, but I would like to hear your thoughts before I present mine.

Just think of me as HAL's twin back on Earth, testing your circuit board againist my own.

asked on Thursday, Mar 04, 2021 12:11:10 AM by skips777

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1	account no longer exists writes: Isn't circular reasoning in AI computers by design? (snark, snark)
	posted on Thursday, Mar 04, 2021 01:15:47 AM

	0	skips777 writes: [To Prof M] We are all still chimps, looking for any chance to survive, while trying to comprehend our existence and still fighting over the same small pool of tanned water.
		[ login to reply ] posted on Thursday, Mar 04, 2021 11:29:20 PM

1	skips777 writes: Dr. Bo is gonna light up on this one. A question about comp programming and is it logical...booyah
	posted on Thursday, Mar 04, 2021 06:09:08 AM

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account no longer exists

Please, I respectfully ask you to refrain yourself as I do excercise myself upon myself.

I have not made any final conclusion, yet so far.

I am stillI willing to continue to contribute to this site of reason; however, my arguments be judged; bit if you or others cannot contain their emotions...

Well, count me out of the deal.

I only to wish to engage in social intercourse, having, if need be, to assume or suppose or even have to posit that human beings on the otherside are not animals or computer chips.

But humans still, being.

answered on Friday, Mar 05, 2021 12:46:22 AM by account no longer exists

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0	richard smith writes: I thought it was an interesting question. Do not have an answer to it.
	posted on Friday, Mar 05, 2021 08:28:22 AM

0	account no longer exists writes: I have many answers and better yet many more questions. But there are too many people here that are committed to doctrine that it has become dogma.
	posted on Sunday, Mar 28, 2021 02:57:24 PM