Tom Cruise's 'Minority Report' has arrived in real life - South Korean police turn to AI to predict crimes and drug tracking

Plans by the South Korean police include the creation of a metaverse police agency. - PHOTO: THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK

SEOUL: In the 2002 movie 'Minority Report', Tom Cruise leads an unit called Precrime, a specialised police department, apprehends criminals by use of AI and foreknowledge provided by three psychics called "precogs".

While it may not be excatly the same, AI may play a big part in preventing crime and that may be soon be seen in South Korea.