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the future is now

the FYOO-chur iz NOW

ðə ˈfjuːtʃər ɪz naʊ

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thefutureisnow

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technological or social changes that were previously considered distant possibilities have already arrived and are part of present reality; a declaration that the pace of innovation has compressed the gap between science fiction and lived experience; commonly used in journalism, product marketing, and public discourse to signal that a transformative technology — artificial intelligence, genetic engineering, or space travel — has crossed from speculative future into present fact

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