speculative prediction of the future theme
There is an effect that gives someone the means to predict the future with near perfect accuracy.
5 total · 2 choice · 3 major
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| Collection: Devs (2020) | choice | A premise of the series is that Forest and Katie had built an extremely powerful quantum computer which was able to see into the past and predict possible futures. |
| movie: Paycheck (2003) | choice | A main novelty of the film was a special machine that allowed people to view the future. |
| rd1988e8x04 | major | The sentient computer Cassandra made numerous 100% accurate predictions about future events. |
| shortstory: Futility (1929) | major | Central to the story is a machine capable of predicting future events with 100% accuracy. |
| talesfromtheloop1x04 | major | The title refers to a phenomenon that was at the center, albeit not very important per se, of the story: a sphere that predicted how much time one had left to live. |