For 2001: A Space Odyssey, Kubrick’s team wrote 36 futuristic New York Times headlines to appear on iPad-like devices. HAL 9000 isn’t available, so we used OpenAI’s neural network tech to turn those headlines into full AI‑generated articles. more info
The Kubrick Times
September 26, 2001
Weather: Partially cloudy 64°F 50°F
Today’s Paper
Deep-Space Survey Enroute
Flight reported normal in all respects
Space • Science
New York Philharmonic Season Off to Brilliant Start
Audience most enthusiastic in years
N.Y. • Arts
World Population Passes 6 Billion Mark
Even split north and south of equator
World
New Traffic Commissioner for New York City
Major promises results; citizens’ committee reportedly pessimistic
N.Y.
Indian Government Plans Encouragement for Parents
Economic growth hindered by low birthrate
World • Business
New Moon Atlas Planned
Will include magnetic fields
Space
Two-Day Week Proposed Solution for Many Industries
U.S. • Business
Hall of Presidents Proposed for Ellis Island
Government to finance, state to administer
N.Y. • Politics
Garzanti Dies in Rome
Famous detective credited with final destruction of Mafia in 1971
World
1,000th Baby Born at South Pole City
World • Lifestyle
Last Grizzly Bear Dies in Cincinnati Zoo
Species now extinct — tenth this year
U.S. • Science
Functioning Earth Satellites Now Number 3,700
Majority link weather and communications systems
Space • Science
Book Review: “The Twentieth Century: Rise and Fall of a Dragon” by Keith Rogers
Arts • Politics
Who Has the Civil Service Vote?
U.S. • Politics
1939 World’s Fair Time Capsule Found
Search began after earthquake of 1987
N.Y.
Financial: Buying Power of Dollar Up
First improvement in seventeen months; easing on credit seen
U.S. • Business
Fourteen Westerns for Next TV Line-Up
U.S. • Arts
New Cargo Submarine Larger Than Battleships of Last Century
World • Science
Grand Canyon Bridge Opened by President
Last link in Argentina-Alaska electronic highway system
U.S.
Medicine: How Much Further the Age Limit?
Are 125 years enough?
Science • Lifestyle
Aquanaut Record Now Held by Brazil
Submarine survey team down four years
World • Science
English-French Talks Break-Up
New delay for Dover-Calais tunnel likely
World • Politics
Major Breakthrough in ESP Research at Duke
Plans for practical application likely to be implemented within decade
U.S. • Science
Sports: Australians Likely Victors
Tennis tourney in Addis Ababa next month
World • Sports
Pigeon Committee Named in New York
Elimination of bird from city deemed unlikely; defence group meets
N.Y.
Gardening: Watch the PH Factor
Acidity more critical in hydroponics than in soil
Space • Lifestyle
Theater: The Barrymores, Forgotten Legend
U.S. • Arts
Tremors Along San Andreas Fault
San Francisco affected
U.S.
Airliner Feared Lost Over Atlantic
2,304 on board
World • N.Y.How we made this:
GPT-3 wrote text from prompts based on the 36 original headlines, along with additional fact boxes from related phrases. DALL·E 2 produced images using a similar process. The fake ads use AI-generated photos and slogans. New York weather data for the year 2001 was sourced from Visual Crossing Weather.