Joe Wilkins

Correspondent

About

At Futurism, I focus on the intersection of technology and power — examining the economics, history, and politics behind today’s dystopian headlines. As a writer, I’m interested in topics ranging from AI’s impact on labor to startups nobody asked for.

My prior work includes bylines in Jacobin, Verso, and Blue Labyrinths. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Forbes, The Guardian, MIT Technology Review, Time, The Nation, Mother Jones, The Verge, and Wired.

I grew up in Michigan, attending Central Michigan University as well as Ball State University, where I earned a master of music. I now live in Brooklyn with my girlfriend and our cat Ziti. On weekends, you can find me hunched over a cold pint arguing geopolitics with the other transplants.

Education

Ball State University, Central Michigan University

Notable Works

More from Joe Wilkins

A large fire with intense orange flames and thick black smoke rising into the night sky, illuminating nearby mountains and a densely built urban area in the foreground. The fire's glow casts a dramatic light over the surrounding landscape.

Toxic Sludge Raining Down on Iran After Bombing of Oil Facilities

A red humanoid robot labeled "CyberOne" stands in the foreground of a factory setting with robotic arms and machinery assembling a car in the background. The robot has a sleek, futuristic design with a smooth, reflective head and articulated limbs. The factory environment is shown in a blue tint, contrasting with the bright red robot.

Xiaomi Now Using Humanoid Robots to Assemble Electric Cars

A man's face is shown twice, mirrored on either side of the image, with an overlay of two large, orange, stylized human head silhouettes facing each other in the center. Behind the faces and silhouettes is a blue grid pattern, and a yellow circle with a grid pattern is positioned in the middle of the orange silhouettes. The overall composition combines photographic and graphic elements with a geometric theme.

Study Finds That Execs Are Already Outsourcing Their Thinking to AI

Close-up of an octopus tentacle with glowing orange suction cups against a dark background.

Efforts Grow to Ban Octopus Farming

A person in a white shirt is sitting at a desk with their head down, covered by a closed laptop. The desk has a newspaper and a calculator on it. The image has a red and pink color overlay.

AI Job Loss Is Breaking the Psyche of Workers, Psychiatrist Warns

An overturned office chair and a bundle of cables or wires lie on a tiled floor in front of large windows. The image has been color-edited with the floor and window frames in bright green, the windows in purple, and the chair and cables in red-orange.

Corporate Adviser Says the Ideal Number of Human Employees at a Company Is Zero

Two teal and silver robots with white heads are handling yellow bins in an industrial setting, likely a warehouse or sorting facility. One robot is holding a yellow bin, while the other is positioned near a row of yellow bins on shelves. A person in a green hoodie and gray pants stands in the background observing the robots. The environment includes industrial equipment, tables, and various cables.

Amazon Staffers Learning Hard Lesson as Company Cuts Robotics Jobs

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Chocolate Company Announces Plans to Produce Lab-Grown Cocoa

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Prosthetics and Devices

Lawmakers Consider Ban on Implanting Microchips Into Workers

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Atmospheric CO2 Getting So High That It’s Weakening Human Skeletons

A man with curly hair is shown with his mouth open wide and eyes looking upward, clutching his throat with both hands as if choking or struggling to breathe. The image has a strong pinkish-red tint and a dark background.

You’ll Choke When You Hear How Many Full-Time Jobs a $136 Million Data Center Will Actually Create

Evidence Grows That Google’s AI Overviews Have Eviscerated the Media Industry

Box of Ventfort dietary supplement labeled A-3 peptides complex, containing 20 capsules of 0.215 g each, with GMP certification and developed by the St. Petersburg Institute of Bioregulation and Gerontology.

eBay Is Selling a Cornucopia of Russian Peptides

A large portrait of former Iranian leader Ali Khamenei, with a white beard, glasses, and a black turban, displayed on a wall. In front of the portrait, three men are standing and looking towards it, one of whom is wearing a white turban and traditional clothing. The setting appears to be indoors.

Kalshi Gamblers Furious After Company Refuses to Pay Out $54 Million on Ayatollah Khamenei’s Death

A person wearing a black hijab and glasses is holding a photo of two young girls dressed in matching green school uniforms and white headscarves. The photo includes text in Persian below the image of the girls. The background shows a crowd of people, many also wearing black clothing and head coverings.

Pentagon Refuses to Say If AI Was Used to Select Elementary School as Bombing Target

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Polymarket Gets Major Prediction Completely Wrong After Loudly Boasting About It

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