#26: The Rise of Artificial Intelligence
“The new men of knowledge will be masters of lightning, their works will surpass those of ancient wisdom, and their machines will think for them.” Some interpret this as Nostradamus predicting artificial intelligence.

In recent years, AI has grown from science fiction into a daily reality, powering everything from search engines to self-driving cars. Nostradamus’s words about machines that “think” resonate strongly today, even if they were originally symbolic. This makes the verse one of the more fascinating “vague hits” tied to the digital age.
