Apple’s 1999 Y2K/AI Super Bowl ad

Playing to Y2K panic in 1999, Apple spoofed “2001: A Space Odyssey,” the late 60s film where a rogue AI called HAL takes control of the ship.

Glitches in the system were addressed. Most of the world clocked into the new millennium like any other day. 25 years later, HAL-like machine intelligence is our concern.