On April 2, 1968, "2001: A Space Odyssey" was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Stanley Kubrick’s epic science-fiction film was based on a screenplay adapted from the short story and subsequent novel, written by Arthur C. Clarke.
One of the major themes associated with the story was the concept of Artificial Intelligence (AI), which takes the form of the spaceship Discovery’s on board ‘HAL 9000’ computer.