5 Technologies From The 'Minority Report' Film That Have Been Realized, One Of Which We Often Encounter!

YOGYAKARTA - It's been 19 years since Minority Report was first released. Although the year 2054 is still far away – the background for the story in the film, many of the technologies in this sci-fi film have already been realized.

Of course, director Steven Spielberg never thought that the technology in his work would be materialized. It took him only 19 years to realize most of his imaginations.

So, what are the technologies in the Minority Report film that have been realized? Summarizing from various sources, the following is a review.

Unmanned Car

One of the most iconic scenes from this film is when John, the main character and played by Tom Cruise, is in hot pursuit. In the scene, John is fighting with the police using a highway filled with unmanned cars.

Yes, now, the scene feels not far away. Tesla is one of the leading players in the self-driving car project. Meanwhile, a number of seasoned car manufacturers have also expressed interest in developing this type of transportation mode.

Personalized Ads

During his time in hiding, John felt that he was being followed by technology. Wherever feet go, advertisements on screens always mention his name and display products that match his interests.

Now, we can find personalized ads on social media. Not only that, but an advertising company from London has also developed billboards that are able to adapt content to surrounding users.

House with Voice Control

In 2002, maybe John's attitude when turning on the lights using voice commands looked futuristic. Advanced. However, home automation is not a new thing nowadays. Now people know it as a Smart Home or smart home.

Smart Homes usually rely on a set of devices that are connected to one another. As a result of that connection, the owner can easily order simple tasks just by voice. For example, turning on the lights, playing music via Spotify, streaming YouTube videos, and much more.

Face and Eye Scanner

Since 2011, the FBI has been developing a technology called NGI, Next Generation Identification. This technology integrates fingerprint sensors, retina, and facial scanners to help computer machines search for data on a person's crime.

In the film, due to eye scans, John's location is easily identified by the authorities. Therefore, to avoid the optical scanning system installed widely in the city, John took the risk of undergoing an eye retina transplant.

Predictive Policy

Almost everyone wants to know the course of the future. That is also the main value of the film Minority Report. It tells about how the human condition when there is a technology that can predict future events.

Now, the Ministry of Defense is developing the technology. Remember, technology, not an occult or something supernatural. And by the US government, this technology is called Global Information Dominance Experiments (GIDE).

Relying on Artificial Intelligence, this technology is claimed to be able to 'predict' future events.