Police are shooting down protester drones in Istanbul. We have mind-controlled robotic arms. The US government is funding a map of the human brain. Plus, computers can recognize pictures of cats on the internet and we have a robot living on Mars. Has the future finally arrived?
https://gizmodo.com/portraits-in-posthumanity-claudia-mitchell-5532085
https://gizmodo.com/heres-how-obamas-brain-mapping-project-will-actually-5986161
https://gizmodo.com/how-artificial-intelligences-will-see-us-5923496
https://gizmodo.com/nasa-unveils-a-spellbinding-billion-pixel-panorama-of-m-514412670
Photo of a DiY drone by Jeff L.
What do you think the signs are that the future has already arrived? Or are we jumping the gun by declaring ourselves already a futuristic society? Post your answers in comments, along with pictures and videos to illustrate your points!