That said, the government has repurposed STEM with the goal of curbing criminal activity.
In the TV show following the events of the movie, STEM has evolved and found a new host in a world.
I don’t want to be hasty, but I’m going to go ahead and guess that something goes seriously wrong with the government using STEM.
The film saw a man accept a chip called STEM that would restore abilities he lost after a devastating attack, but also spoke to him and helped him enact revenge on those who wronged him, eventually taking control of him altogether.