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muriel_volestrangler

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3. Let's hope the space-based computer Hactar doesn't come true

Reply to Towlie (Original post)

Sat Jun 6, 2026, 04:04 AM

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since Musk wants to put his AI in space. Plot spoiler: a warlike species tells Hactar to create them the "ultimate weapon", and it creates one capable of destroying the universe.

I found out this week that Douglas Adams originally pitched Hactar for Doctor Who, but was rejected, and he rewrote it years later for Hitchhikers.

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