Apple's 1987 Knowledge Navigator Vision is Almost Reality

LukeW · x · 2026-08-06

Compares Apple's 1987 "Knowledge Navigator" concept video, noting that the futuristic technologies it envisioned are materializing.

Already achieved technologies include: folding touchscreen tablets, conversational speech, animated agent personas, semantic search from vague prompts, agents asking clarifying questions, live video calls with shared data, and running simulations using multiple datasets.

Technologies nearly there (semi-autonomous) include: calendar and call screening handled autonomously, and persistent memory of work and habits.

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