The Future Cyberpunk Imagined Is Here: How Much Did It Get Right?

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The Future Cyberpunk Imagined Is Here: How Much Did It Get Right?

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Cyberpunk's vision of a dystopian future is unfolding with AI advancements, brain-computer interfaces, and virtual reality. Predictions of a surveillance state and corporate control are also becoming reality.

From AI to brain implants, cyberpunk got more right than many people realize. Its biggest prediction, however, wasn't the technology.