this post was submitted on 10 Dec 2024
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We've done this for a few years on the r/futurology subreddit. Here's 2024's predictions. Not many seem to have got a lot right, though most got a certain amount correct.

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Climate

  • 2024 hottest year on record (so far)
  • COP30 a failure
  • Large storms / floods destroy portion of a US city
  • Oil and Gas continues to expand

AI / Tech

  • AI roll out continues and more and more businesses shed staff for AI
  • No sign of AGI
  • No significant roll out of AI powered robots other than in isolated cases

Economy

  • Bitcoin hits $200k at some point in 2025
  • Global Inflation Down
  • Global Interest rates Down
  • Inequality continues to rise globally

War

  • More conflict in middle east, potentially China joins fray somewhere
  • Stalemate in Ukraine, no formal end to war

Medicine

  • Neuralink/BCI makes progress but nothing groundbreaking

Energy

  • Solar / Wind continues to expand, prices drop further
  • Fusion 30 years away