Future Society

Topic
Technology allows us to live longer, work less, and know more than ever before. But what will our not so future society do once most of our labor force is replaced by computers or robots? Who has the final say in how knowledge is used and who has access to it? These questions are just a snapshot of the issues we will have to face in the future. We’ll track the policies, predictions, and philosophies that are steering us into the world of tomorrow.

Latest Stories

False Profits
May 21, 4:04 PM EDT on the byte
CEO Who Bragged About Replacing Human Workers With AI Realizes He Made a Terrible Mistake
Spendthrift
May 21, 2:09 PM EDT on futurism
After Leaving the Government in Ruins, Elon Musk Says He's Giving Up on Politics
Everything Is Com...
May 21, 12:23 PM EDT on futurism
Elon Musk Gets Rattled by Hard Questions He Can't Answer, Calls Interviewer an "NPC" While Giving One-Word NPC-Like Responses Himself
Oh No
May 21, 10:04 AM EDT on futurism
Elon Musk Says Being Tesla CEO Might Kill Him
Long Way Down
May 20, 3:22 PM EDT on futurism
Elon Musk’s Companies Just Hit Rock Bottom in New Reputation Rankings
Bye Bye Birdy
May 20, 12:08 PM EDT on futurism
Elon Musk "Finished," His Close Allies Admit
Secret Agent Musk
May 19, 3:11 PM EDT on futurism
Ex-FBI Agent: Elon Musk's Drug Habit Made Him an Easy Target for Russian Spies
Verified Terrorism
May 18, 6:30 AM EDT on futurism
Elon Musk Is Doing Business With Actual Terrorists, Nonprofit Finds
I Bought This Tan...
May 18, 5:30 AM EDT on the byte
Watch a 98-Year-Old World War II Vet Absolutely Demolish a Tesla With a Tank
Hoopty Sphere
May 17, 6:00 AM EDT on futurism
What Are Alien Dyson Spheres, Why Are They So Janky, and Why Are They Doomed to Go Undetected?
Enough Is Enough
May 15, 6:00 PM EDT on the byte
Furious Former Twitter Advertisers Tell Elon Musk They've Had Enough of His Tantrums
Hard Times
May 15, 1:45 PM EDT on futurism
A Software Engineer Who Was Replaced by AI Was Forced to Live in a Trailer After Getting Rejected from 800 Jobs