"I'm sorry, Dave" speaker of sci-fi (3)

I believe the answer is:

hal

'i'm sorry dave speaker of sci-fi' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for hal that I've seen before include "Henry (diminutive)" , "Falstaff's Prince; 2001 computer" , "future Henry V" , "Shakespeare's prince" , "Shakespeare's Prince_with Falstaff" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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