What could be the motivation for such a machine? will it allow us to view into the future to see the amazing technological advancements & medical breakthroughs giving us the practical solutions for all our health & environmental woes.
Or could this pie in the sky computer be a lisense for jiggery pokery a modern day witch hunt that will hold more sinister strategic applications uses such as predicting wars thus allowing offensive action & it's most probable use would be locking up those potential criminals before they've had chance to commit crimes or protest, there is also a camera in developement that can spot liars, so if the computer says you planned a crime & the camera agrees your completly damned, I guess the thought computer will be next, does any of this stuff remind any you of minority report or 1984 or a brave new world roll into one?.

The computer that predicts the future | Charlie Brooker | Comment is free | The Guardian