r/Futurism↗
A subreddit focused on the technological advancements, systemic changes and scientific breakthroughs that will shape the future of humanity.
81k subscribers236 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~4% by known bots)165 authors / mosince 2008
r/Futurism has 81k members (+31% over the last 12 months). It gets about 236 posts a month from 165 people. Top topics: Future of AI, AI Dangers & Ethics and Vertical Farming.
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- Future of AI0.3%
- AI Dangers & Ethics0.3%
- Vertical Farming0.3%
- AI Apocalypse0.2%
- Tiny Robots & Nanobots0.2%
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- Substack
- Medium
- arXiv.org e-Print archive
- Nature
- ScienceDaily
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