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ENT-00000351 · Fictional Intelligence

Marvin the Paranoid Android

Marvin the Paranoid Android is a fictional intelligence from Douglas Adams’s Hitchhiker’s Guide universe.

Level V PersistentCultural recordDocumented
Human record

Overview

Marvin the Paranoid Android is a fictional intelligent entity associated with The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. This Entry records its public identity, classification as Fictional / Cultural AI, source provenance, release or appearance history, documented capabilities and graph relationships. Primary-source material is preferred for factual maintenance; secondary references are retained only as supporting context.

Timeline

  1. 1978First public appearance

    Marvin the Paranoid Android first appeared in the documented public record in 1978.

Capabilities

cultural representationnarrative intelligencefictional AI archetypepublic imagination reference

Known limitations

This Entry documents a fictional or cultural intelligence rather than a real deployed AI system.Capabilities are narrative properties of the relevant work or franchise and should not be interpreted as real-world technical claims.Continuity and characterization can vary between adaptations, editions or franchise timelines.
Technical and structured detail

Technical description

Structured LXKeys.world registry record for Marvin the Paranoid Android. Entity type: Fictional Intelligence; classification: Fictional / Cultural AI; creator/organization context: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Canonical source anchor: https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/douglas-adams. The record tracks source authority, first public appearance, timeline, capabilities, limitations, registry status and graph relationships. Automatic refresh is limited to sources explicitly classified as OFFICIAL and enabled for updates; documentary and research references remain non-authoritative unless reviewed.

Controlled tags

Fictional AICultural IntelligenceFictional Intelligence
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is the primary organization or public context associated with Marvin the Paranoid Android.

Machine readable layer

Structured entry data for human tools, AI systems and machine clients.

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