# Did A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) come true?

Partly. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) has a P(n) of 41% on Nearfi's P(n) Board, our estimate of the chance its future arrives within 20 years. Of its 4 tracked predictions, 0 have arrived and 2 are arriving. Its central premise, 'A company sells a child-shaped companion robot designed to form a lasting emotional bond with a family and to be loved in return', is partly here. The next prediction is estimated to arrive around 2035.

Source: https://nearfi.co/predictions/a-i-artificial-intelligence-2001

## Predictions

- **ARRIVING** (weight 5/5): A company sells a child-shaped companion robot designed to form a lasting emotional bond with a family and to be loved in return. Estimated 2035 (range 2029–2055).
- **ARRIVING** (weight 3/5): Humanoid robots (mechas) are common household and service workers. Estimated 2037 (range 2030–2055).
- **FAR** (weight 3/5): Sea-level rise from global warming has drowned the lower parts of major coastal cities, including New York. Estimated 2150 (range 2090–2250).
- **DIVERGED** (weight 3/5): Governments strictly license who may have children because the world's resources are running out.