Most people love science fiction. Whether it be Doctor Who or Star Trek, science fiction has become a big part of our culture and we’ve all wanted the tech that’s featured in the shows or movies but that’s the thing - it’s fiction. Though soon technologies from science fiction may become real and some of them already are real and are being used today. In 1977, Doctor Who introduced K9, a robotic dog that was smart enough to beat its master in a game of chess - 20 years later a computer did just that. In 1979, the characters in the Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy used a ‘Babel Fish’, a fish that was placed into the ear and translated unknown languages, and in 2019, Google Assistant Interpreter Mode can translate in real time up to 27 languages.
Other SciFi movies and shows depict AI taking over the world and ruling humans. 1984’s Terminator featured an AI that became self aware and went rogue, creating weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear, to try to wipe out humanity and in 2019, ATLAS, or Advanced Targeting And Lethality Automated System made by the U.S. Army that can identify and target threats - everything but pull the trigger.
Find out other mind blowing Sci Fi technologies that are becoming real and more easily accessible here.
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