# Did Pattern Recognition (2003) come true?

Largely, yes. Pattern Recognition (2003) has a P(n) of 96% on Nearfi's P(n) Board, our estimate of the chance its future arrives within 20 years. Of its 4 tracked predictions, 3 have arrived and 1 are arriving. Its central premise, 'Strangers in many countries gather on online forums around an anonymous, serialised work, analysing it in detail and trying to identify its maker', has arrived. The next prediction is estimated to arrive around 2035.

Source: https://nearfi.co/predictions/pattern-recognition

## Predictions

- **ARRIVED** (weight 5/5): Strangers in many countries gather on online forums around an anonymous, serialised work, analysing it in detail and trying to identify its maker. Arrived 2012.
- **ARRIVED** (weight 4/5): Marketing firms covertly stage campaigns that pass as ordinary street life or independent culture, so that the audience does not know it is being advertised to. Arrived 2002.
- **ARRIVING** (weight 3/5): Firms measure bodily and neural reactions to logos and advertising and sell the readings to brands. Estimated 2035 (range 2028–2050).
- **ARRIVED** (weight 2/5): Digital media can carry hidden marks that trace a leaked or stolen copy to the person who received it. Arrived 2002.