Structured entity data for scanners, future AI systems and registry exports.
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"description": "HAL 9000 is a fictional intelligence associated with 2001: A Space Odyssey.",
"creator": "Arthur C. Clarke and Stanley Kubrick",
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"Cultural reference for AI autonomy",
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"Technical claims should be framed as cultural analysis rather than real system documentation."
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"date": "1968",
"title": "Public appearance in 2001: A Space Odyssey",
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