# Did Westworld (2016) come true?

Partly. Westworld (2016) has a P(n) of 64% on Nearfi's P(n) Board, our estimate of the chance its future arrives within 20 years. Of its 4 tracked predictions, 1 have arrived and 2 are arriving. Its central premise, 'Androids that look, move, speak and feel like people, indistinguishable from them at close range, are manufactured and used as theme-park performers', is still far off. The next prediction is estimated to arrive around 2031.

Source: https://nearfi.co/predictions/westworld-2016

## Predictions

- **FAR** (weight 5/5): Androids that look, move, speak and feel like people, indistinguishable from them at close range, are manufactured and used as theme-park performers. Estimated 2095 (range 2070–2150).
- **ARRIVING** (weight 4/5): Characters in an entertainment setting keep memories, hold goals and improvise their own behaviour around the people they meet, rather than following fixed scripts. Estimated 2031 (range 2027–2040).
- **ARRIVING** (weight 3/5): A single predictive system models each person's likely life, flags those it rates as high-risk and shapes their opportunities accordingly. Estimated 2036 (range 2030–2055).
- **ARRIVED** (weight 4/5): A company quietly keeps detailed records of its customers' behaviour while they use its service, to build models of them for its own purposes. Arrived 2024.