The "Amazon Alexa" Smart Assistant (Episode: "The Simpsons Movie", 2007)

The Simpsons has earned quite the reputation for seemingly predicting the future. It’s actually a bit of a meme at this point, with fans pointing out how many things in the real world appear to have been "predicted" by the show, sometimes years in advance. While some of these predictions are purely coincidental or the result of broad satire, others do seem oddly prescient.

The "Amazon Alexa" Smart Assistant (Episode: "The Simpsons Movie", 2007)

• What happened: In the movie, Homer talks to a smart device in a manner resembling how we talk to voice assistants today.
• Reality: Virtual assistants like Amazon Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant became widely used starting in the 2010s, allowing people to control their devices, set reminders, play music, and even shop hands-free with just their voice.