Ahh, so then, any AI that humans create are under human control then. As my car is, my pc, my answering machine...

The human error with HAL is that he was not programmed right. HAL made the wrong decisions/choices. HAL was not a true AI. Humans are different in that no matter what our past circumstances may have been, let's say.. programming in this case, we are still capable and biologically programmed to make the right decisions/choices. Yes, mistakes and mishaps happen: Colliding galaxies, those stars in Orion's Nebula that die before giving birth to their own planetary systems.

Ok, that's deep enough for me now. It's a beautiful day outside here today and we may have a clear night. I hope it is where you are.

Marcia