Microsoft President Brad Smith Says George Orwell's '1984' Could Become a Reality by 2024 | Technology News

Microsoft President Brad Smith Says George Orwell's '1984' Could Become a Reality by 2024 Microsoft President Brad Smith says that the dystopian world depicted by George Orwell in his novel "1984" — where totalitarian surveillance was a part of life — could soon become a reality, What's more, it may be as early as 2024, if artificial intelligence (AI) is not regulated better, he suggests.