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Hal and Sal
A sibling set for 2 agents. The two computers built by Dr. Chandra in Arthur C. Clarke's Space Odyssey series. Same designer, same architecture, one variable changed. Sal is the control group nobody remembers.
- 1HalShipboard AI aboard Discovery One; kills most of the crew when its orders conflict
- 2SalDr. Chandra's other computer, back on Earth; same design, no malfunction on the page
Order is by introduction: Hal in 2001: A Space Odyssey, Sal in the sequel, 2010: Odyssey Two. Source: 2010: Odyssey Two (Wikipedia), linked.