# Did Black Mirror: Joan Is Awful (2023) come true?

Largely, yes. Black Mirror: Joan Is Awful (2023) has a P(n) of 78% on Nearfi's P(n) Board, our estimate of the chance its future arrives within 20 years. Of its 4 tracked predictions, 2 have arrived and 1 are arriving. Its central premise, 'A streaming service generates a personalised drama about an ordinary subscriber's own life, built from data on that person's devices and starring digital copies of famous actors', is partly here. The next prediction is estimated to arrive around 2033.

Source: https://nearfi.co/predictions/black-mirror-joan-is-awful

## Predictions

- **ARRIVING** (weight 5/5): A streaming service generates a personalised drama about an ordinary subscriber's own life, built from data on that person's devices and starring digital copies of famous actors. Estimated 2033 (range 2029–2050).
- **ARRIVED** (weight 4/5): Click-through terms of service give a platform broad rights to use customers' personal content and data in its AI products, and customers do not read them. Arrived 2023.
- **ARRIVED** (weight 4/5): A performer licenses their likeness to a studio or streamer so that a digital version can be used in productions, in return for payment. Arrived 2023.
- **NEAR** (weight 3/5): A quantum computer renders the show in real time, turning live data from a subscriber's devices into photoreal drama. Estimated 2060 (range 2045–2100).