1995 clip of kids predicting the internet goes viral as a prophecy for AI's future
ardouronerous · reddit · 2026-09-19
A Reddit user shared a 1995 interview video in which children predicted the internet would transform how people work, communicate, learn, and live — predictions that proved remarkably accurate. The poster argues this is a direct template for AI: swap "Internet" for "AI" and the same reshaping of everything will follow, regardless of AI skeptics' objections.
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