Joe Wilkins

Joe Wilkins

Contributing Writer

About

At Futurism, I focus on the intersection of technology and power -- using economics, history, and policy as a set of tools to explore the meaning behind today's chaotic headlines. As a writer, I'm interested in topics ranging from labor struggles to transit breakthroughs to startups nobody asked for.

My prior work includes bylines on music and politics in Jacobin, Verso, and Blue Labyrinths, in addition to publishing sheet music and extensive copy editing work in the field of finance journalism.

I grew up in Michigan, attending Central Michigan University as well as Ball State University, where I earned a master of music in orchestral conducting. I now live in Brooklyn, New York, where I read, cook, and occasionally critique music with my cat, Ziti. On weekends, you can find me hunched over a cold pint arguing politics with the other transplants.

Education

Ball State University, Central Michigan University

Notable Works

Latest Stories

Falling Pray
Aug 12, 9:48 AM EDT on futurism
A Bunch of Incredibly Sleazy AI Apps Are Claiming to Be Jesus Christ Himself
Carrion Call
Aug 10, 9:00 AM EDT on futurism
Dark Rumors Swirl as Boar's Head Plans to Reopen Notoriously Disgusting Meat Processing Plant
Irrational Numbers
Aug 10, 6:00 AM EDT on futurism
Detailed Logs Show ChatGPT Leading a Vulnerable Man Directly Into Severe Delusions
Taste the Rainbow
Aug 9, 1:15 PM EDT on the byte
Hunter Alarmed to Cut Into Feral Hogs and Discover Blue Meat
Food Ranch
Aug 9, 6:45 AM EDT on futurism
Scientists Fed One Group of People Ultraprocessed Foods and Another Group Whole Foods, and the Difference in What Happened to Them Was Wild
Put it on plastic
Aug 8, 2:05 PM EDT on futurism
AI Industry Nervous About Small Detail: They're Not Making Any Real Money
The Cost of Living
Aug 8, 1:21 PM EDT on futurism
AI Is Making It Nearly Impossible to Find a Well-Paying Job. Is This the World We Want?
Two Wolves
Aug 8, 12:09 PM EDT on futurism
China Shows Off Armed Attack Robots
School's Out Forever
Aug 8, 11:21 AM EDT on futurism
OpenAI Usage Plummets in the Summer, When Students Aren't Cheating on Homework
Second Life
Aug 7, 8:42 AM EDT on neoscope
There Is a 100 Percent Chance That Your Body Is Deeply Contaminated With Dangerous Substances
Nudge Nudge
Aug 5, 6:05 PM EDT on futurism
ChatGPT Now Issuing Warnings to Users Who Seem Obsessed
Dark Days
Aug 5, 11:12 AM EDT on futurism
Nearly Two Months After OpenAI Was Warned, ChatGPT Is Still Giving Dangerous Tips on Suicide to People in Distress