However, the passage of time seems to have put the British series in the position of prophet, and that Many of the stories and devices that seemed like their invention are a reality today. They abandoned the science fiction that categorizes the broadcast of Netflixand they materialized in today’s everyday life.
A user of the platform “X” was in charge of returning to 10 examples of said materialization, based on 10 chapters of the series. Yes ok some of these technologies did not seem to be that far from being realized at the time his episode came out, others They seemed completely unimaginable..
The 10 examples of Black Mirror in real life
1. Avatars who resurrect the dead
The episode “I’ll be right back” of the second season, showed the possibility of interact with digital simulations of dead people. Today, in China, cemeteries already implement a artificial intelligence to create avatars of the deceased, allowing family members to “converse” with them. Furthermore, companies such as Replika and Eternime develop similar technologies.
2. Avatars in politics
In “Waldo’s Moment”an animated character competes for the presidency, a fact that seems like a delirium, but tries to reflect a world where avatars replace humans in politics. This year, the first digital political candidate became a reality, “AI Steve”who ran for parliament in the United Kingdominteracting with voters and basing their proposals on artificial intelligence.
3. Bee-sized drones
The robotic bees of the episode “Hate in the nation” They already exist. Harvard researchers developed drones that replicate pollination tasks, and Walmart is implementing these devices to help in this process with flowers.
4. Robot dogs
A relentless robot dog chases humans in order to hunt them, that’s what the chapter is about “Metal head”. Currently, Boston Dynamics launched Spota robot dog used in industrial and security operations.
5. Human batteries
The episode “15 million merits” shows us an unequal and enslaving future, where people generate energy by pedaling bicycles. In Brazilprisoners pedal to reduce their sentences, generating electricity in the process.
6. Contact lenses with cameras
Although contact lenses with cameras and their own memory “Your whole story” are not yet a reality, companies like Samsung They already patented the technology, while Goal published on the market the Ray-Ban Storieswhich allow recording from the user’s perspective and publishing it on social networks.
7. Social ratings
“Plummet” presents us with a world where every day-to-day social interaction is graded at all times, based on what was already happening on social networks such as Instagram or Facebook. Thus, something that did not seem so far away, finally was not, since China has already implemented a Social Credit System that rates citizens according to their behavior, affecting their access to different services if the ratings are bad, such as preventing them from having discounts on travel, for example.
8. Extreme virtual reality
There is a chapter that explores the risks of get lost in virtual worlds through altered realityand is titled “Playtest”. Nowadays, devices like Apple Vision Pro and Meta Quest immerse users in very deep immersive experiences of virtual realityalthough without reaching the terrifying levels of the episode.
9. Neural implants
In “Arkangel”a mother monitors his daughter through a brain implant, bringing very negative consequences. In the real world, Elon Musk’s Neuralink is developing neural implants that could monitor the brain and control different devices with the mind.
10. Autonomous deliveries
The episode “Crocodile” exhibits autonomous vans being delivery, that is, delivering pizzas on your own. At the moment, Toyota and Pizza Hut are collaborating in the development of e-Palettean autonomous vehicle designed to make deliveries without a driver, a product that would be realized soon.
Source: Ambito
