r/Futurism is a subreddit with 72k members. The most common kinds of discussions are ideas and news, and the community frequently discusses ai, future, technology, space, and energy.
A subreddit focused on the technological advancements, systemic changes and scientific breakthroughs that will shape the future of humanity.
Popular Themes in r/Futurism
#1
Ideas
: "SpaceX’s One Million Orbital Data Centers Would Be Debilitating for Astronomy Research, Scientists Say"
15 posts
#2
News
: "AI Use Appears to Have a “Boiling Frog” Effect on Human Cognition, New Study Warns"
7 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "Elon Musk says AI and Robotics will make people wealthy, but how exactly will this happen?"
4 posts
#4
Solution Requests
: "Researchers Unveil Groundbreaking Sustainable Solution to Vitamin B12 Deficiency"
2 posts
#5
Pain & Anger
: "Silicon Valley is Run By a Death Cult."
1 post
#6
Money Talk
: "a guy just built a $1.8 billion company with 2 employees and AI tools and I think most people are drawing the wrong conclusion from it"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Futurism
#1
Ai
: "Ai Use Appears to Have a “Boiling Frog” Effect on Human Cognition, New Study Warns"
73 posts
#2
Future
: "What ‘Future’ tech or product exists right now, but the public won’t be allowed to have for years?"
67 posts
#3
Technology
: "Anthropic CEO Warns That the AI Tech He’s Creating Could Ravage Human Civilization"
34 posts
#4
Space
: "Jeff Bezos’ Botched Space Launch Was So Bad It Could Threaten NASA’s Entire Moon Program"
27 posts
#5
Energy
: "Researchers Have Found a Way to Bottle the Sun’s Energy, and It's in Liquid Form"
9 posts
#6
Jobs
: "What happens to society when most Jobs can be automated?"
9 posts
#7
Robot
: "Scientists found the optimal Robot body, and it has 20 legs — watch it scale walls and move through trees"
9 posts
#8
Quantum
: "Quantum ghost imaging works using only sunlight in stunning new experiment"
9 posts
#9
Consciousness
6 posts
#10
Robotics
: "German startup has unveiled bioelectronic insects equipped with sensors , Secure communications and artificial intelligence. These man controlled insects are expected to operate as biological drones - In particular, for purposes related to intelligence missions"
6 posts
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Last updated: June 15, 2026