/r/Futurology - top ten submissions for each month of 2024

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2024, August

After a week of far-right rioting fuelled by so...

18695 After a week of far-right rioting fuelled by so...

Man Arrested for Creating Child Porn Using AI

16989 Man Arrested for Creating Child Porn Using AI

AI Companies Furious at New Law That Would Hold...

16442 AI Companies Furious at New Law That Would Hold...

Countries can raise $2 trillion by copying Spai...

14460 Countries can raise $2 trillion by copying Spai...

The Real Reason People Aren’t Having Kids: It’s...

13600 The Real Reason People Aren’t Having Kids: It’s...

American Science is in Dangerous Decline while ...

9373 American Science is in Dangerous Decline while ...

Ozempic weight loss: Drugs could slow ageing, r...

9239 Ozempic weight loss: Drugs could slow ageing, r...

16 AI "undressing" websites sued for creating d...

8881 16 AI "undressing" websites sued for creating d...

Birthrates are plummeting worldwide. Can govern...

8727 Birthrates are plummeting worldwide. Can govern...

Can we just make a new internet and delete this...

8662 Can we just make a new internet and delete this...

2024, July

We’re truly on the verge of the end of the inte...

16514 We’re truly on the verge of the end of the inte...

Japan asks young people why they are not marryi...

10278 Japan asks young people why they are not marryi...

U.S. says Russian bot farm used AI to impersona...

8719 U.S. says Russian bot farm used AI to impersona...

Greece's new 6-day workweek law takes effect, b...

8594 Greece's new 6-day workweek law takes effect, b...

MIT psychologist warns humans against falling i...

7203 MIT psychologist warns humans against falling i...

China is on track to reach its clean energy tar...

5526 China is on track to reach its clean energy tar...

Autonomous drone sits on power lines to recharg...

5183 Autonomous drone sits on power lines to recharg...

Microsoft’s AI boss thinks it’s perfectly OK to...

4607 Microsoft’s AI boss thinks it’s perfectly OK to...

Doomsday dinners: Costco sells 'apocalypse buck...

4596 Doomsday dinners: Costco sells 'apocalypse buck...

One-third of the U.S. military could be robots ...

3604 One-third of the U.S. military could be robots ...

2024, June

CEOs could easily be replaced with AI, experts ...

31156 CEOs could easily be replaced with AI, experts ...

Internet forums are disappearing because now it...

26871 Internet forums are disappearing because now it...

Scientists Find Plastic-Eating Fungus Feasting ...

16223 Scientists Find Plastic-Eating Fungus Feasting ...

Japan's population crisis just got even worse

10470 Japan's population crisis just got even worse

Writer Alarmed When Company Fires His 60-Person...

10329 Writer Alarmed When Company Fires His 60-Person...

OpenAI Insider Estimates 70 Percent Chance That...

10228 OpenAI Insider Estimates 70 Percent Chance That...

Microsoft Lays Off 1,500 Workers, Blames "AI Wave"

10037 Microsoft Lays Off 1,500 Workers, Blames "AI Wave"

Nearly all major car companies are sabotaging E...

9645 Nearly all major car companies are sabotaging E...

Microplastics found in every human semen sample...

8837 Microplastics found in every human semen sample...

Tax the rich, say a majority of adults across 1...

8335 Tax the rich, say a majority of adults across 1...

2024, May

World-first tooth-regrowing drug will be given ...

24018 World-first tooth-regrowing drug will be given ...

Microplastics found in every human testicle in ...

16415 Microplastics found in every human testicle in ...

Ron Desantis signs bill banning lab-grown meat

12437 Ron Desantis signs bill banning lab-grown meat

AI 'godfather' says universal basic income will...

11184 AI 'godfather' says universal basic income will...

Tech companies have agreed to an AI ‘kill switc...

10209 Tech companies have agreed to an AI ‘kill switc...

Chinese EVs “could end up being an extinction-l...

9779 Chinese EVs “could end up being an extinction-l...

85% of Neuralink implant wires are already deta...

9018 85% of Neuralink implant wires are already deta...

South Korea’s birth rate is so low, the preside...

8364 South Korea’s birth rate is so low, the preside...

George Lucas Thinks Artificial Intelligence in ...

8117 George Lucas Thinks Artificial Intelligence in ...

New German research shows EVs break down at les...

7369 New German research shows EVs break down at les...

2024, April

U.K. Criminalizes Creating Sexually Explicit De...

11894 U.K. Criminalizes Creating Sexually Explicit De...

Jon Stewart on AI: ‘It’s replacing us in the wo...

8800 Jon Stewart on AI: ‘It’s replacing us in the wo...

UN Climate Chief: We Have ‘Two Years to Save th...

8708 UN Climate Chief: We Have ‘Two Years to Save th...

Generative AI could soon decimate the call cent...

8275 Generative AI could soon decimate the call cent...

Solar-powered desalination delivers water 3x ch...

7625 Solar-powered desalination delivers water 3x ch...

“ The machine did it coldly’: Israel used AI to...

7584 “ The machine did it coldly’: Israel used AI to...

46 European countries have just become legally ...

5757 46 European countries have just become legally ...

Italy prime minister Giorgia Meloni seeks €100,...

5556 Italy prime minister Giorgia Meloni seeks €100,...

Bosses are becoming increasingly scared of AI b...

5421 Bosses are becoming increasingly scared of AI b...

Breaking: US, other G7 countries to phase out c...

5281 Breaking: US, other G7 countries to phase out c...

2024, March

Bernie Sanders introduces 32 hour work week leg...

8930 Bernie Sanders introduces 32 hour work week leg...

Why Can We Not Take Universal Basic Income Seri...

8523 Why Can We Not Take Universal Basic Income Seri...

Just over half of Americans over the age of 65 ...

7189 Just over half of Americans over the age of 65 ...

Nvidia announces AI-powered health care 'agents...

7149 Nvidia announces AI-powered health care 'agents...

OpenAI holds back public release of tech that c...

7045 OpenAI holds back public release of tech that c...

The EU has passed its Artificial Intelligence A...

6106 The EU has passed its Artificial Intelligence A...

Russia and China set to build nuclear power pla...

5470 Russia and China set to build nuclear power pla...

Some states are now trying to ban lab-grown mea...

5417 Some states are now trying to ban lab-grown mea...

Global Population Crash Isn't Sci-Fi Anymore - ...

5353 Global Population Crash Isn't Sci-Fi Anymore - ...

Klarna says its AI assistant does the work of 7...

4614 Klarna says its AI assistant does the work of 7...

2024, February

Wealth of five richest men doubles since 2020 a...

10417 Wealth of five richest men doubles since 2020 a...

“Corolla killer:” BYD launches $US15,000 sedan ...

9884 “Corolla killer:” BYD launches $US15,000 sedan ...

Billionaire boss of South Korean company is enc...

9061 Billionaire boss of South Korean company is enc...

Japan's population declines by largest margin o...

9027 Japan's population declines by largest margin o...

Controversial California bill would physically ...

7250 Controversial California bill would physically ...

The Billionaire-Fueled Lobbying Group Behind th...

6401 The Billionaire-Fueled Lobbying Group Behind th...

Electric vehicles will crush fossil cars on pri...

6327 Electric vehicles will crush fossil cars on pri...

AI ‘dream girls’ are coming for porn stars’ job...

5390 AI ‘dream girls’ are coming for porn stars’ job...

The existence of a new kind of magnetism has be...

5085 The existence of a new kind of magnetism has be...

China's hyperloop maglev train has achieved the...

4863 China's hyperloop maglev train has achieved the...

2024, January

China Is Pressing Women to Have More Babies. Ma...

23868 China Is Pressing Women to Have More Babies. Ma...

The AI-generated Garbage Apocalypse may be happ...

12166 The AI-generated Garbage Apocalypse may be happ...

White House calls explicit AI-generated Taylor ...

9137 White House calls explicit AI-generated Taylor ...

Dreamworks co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg: AI Wi...

8566 Dreamworks co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg: AI Wi...

Iceland will tunnel into a volcano to tap into ...

6633 Iceland will tunnel into a volcano to tap into ...

Google update reveals AI will read all your pri...

5481 Google update reveals AI will read all your pri...

Electric cars will never dominate market, says ...

4773 Electric cars will never dominate market, says ...

The Pentagon, one of the world's largest buildi...

4265 The Pentagon, one of the world's largest buildi...

How tech's richest plan to save themselves afte...

3815 How tech's richest plan to save themselves afte...

Elon Musk says Neuralink has implanted first br...

3530 Elon Musk says Neuralink has implanted first br...