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Amanda Caswell

Back to the Future turns 40 — here’s all the AI it got right (and what it totally missed)

Scene from Back to the Future Part II.

In 1985, Back to the Future introduced audiences to a vision of 2015 filled with flying cars, hoverboards, and self-lacing shoes. Now, in 2025, while some of those predictions remain unfulfilled, the advancements in AI have brought us technologies that are equally, if not more, astonishing.

For the 40th Anniversary, the movie is heading back to the theaters tomorrow, October 31, 2025. So if you're planning to head to the theater, why not take a journey through the film's futuristic predictions and see how today's AI innovations compare.

In Back to the Future Part II, the depiction of 2015 included several technological marvels that captured our imaginations including:

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