Twelve years after the release of Spike Jonze's groundbreaking film *Her*, we revisit its predictions about the future of technology. From AI assistants to the role of physical interaction, explore which aspects of *Her*'s vision have become reality and which remain firmly in the realm of science fiction.
Twelve years have passed since Spike Jonze ’s hit film, Her, arrived in theaters. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, and Scarlett Johansson, Her is a sci-fi romantic drama set in a near-future Los Angeles. The movie follows the story of introverted writer Theodore Twombly (Phoenix), a man who leads a lonely life and writes letters for other people for a living.
Everything changes when, on a whim, he decides to buy an advanced AI operating system referred to as OS1, later known as Samantha (Johansson). Her is a moving story that weaves elements of love, connection, and what it means to be human with some quite bold predictions about what the future of technology could possibly look like. Upon watching Her in 2013, we gathered a list of things that may or may not one day become true based on the movie. Shockingly, several are now commonplace. One interesting thing about Her is the very limited presence of cars and a focus on public transport. Well, as we all know, that’s one claim that most certainly did not come true. With that said, cars and public transport have seen their fair share of improvements over the last decade. Electric cars are now a lot more common, and there’s a bigger focus on eco-friendly solutions than back in 2013. Many urban areas have excellent public transit, walkability, and car-free zones to encourage going car-less. Moreover, not having a car is becoming more normalized, with apps like Uber reducing vehicle dependency. However, the roads are still full of cars and we’re all doomed to spend hours in traffic every single month. As I sit here writing this article on my delightfully pink mechanical keyboard (the Razer Blackwidow V3, in case you were wondering, which is one of the best Razer keyboards around), I am happy to report that this is another one that Her, and we, got wrong. In the world of Her, people interact with their devices through voice. Desktop computers still exist, as do smartphones, but you don’t need touch inputs or a keyboard and mouse — just speaking is enough to operate the system. And, while voice controls are very much a thing in 2025, we are yet to ditch the good old keyboard and mouse entirely. Seeing the latest advancements, I’m not sure when it’ll happen — let’s check back in another decade. With that said, there have been a great many improvements in terms of voice controls since the film came out in 2013. Voice assistants like Siri, Alexa, Google Assistant, and ChatGPT enable hands-free interaction both with our smartphones and with our computers. In addition, certain systems rely on voice commands more than anything else; think Apple’s Vision Pro headset. And, with the help of voice assistants, you can now control your PC through voice to do things like write your emails or schedule meetings. We’ve made some progress, but a fully voice-controlled tech world is still far off.
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