Predictions for 2042 | Future timeline

Read 8 predictions for 2042, a year that will see the world transform in big and small ways; this includes disruptions throughout our culture, technology, science, health and business sectors. It’s your future, discover what you’re in for.

Quantumrun Foresight prepared this list; A futurist consulting firm that uses strategic foresight to help companies thrive from future trends.

Fast forecasts for 2042

Phone numbers become extinct, replaced by various text and voice messaging services. 1
Bangkok is now surrounded by massive flood walls 1
World population forecasted to reach 9,278,694,000 1
World sales of electric vehicles reaches 21,086,667 1

Country forecasts for 2042

Read forecasts about 2042 specific to a range of countries, including:

United States in 2042

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Technology forecasts for 2042

Technology related predictions due to make an impact in 2042 include:

Robot compilers: Build-your-own robot.

Robot swarms: Groups with autonomously coordinating robots .

Neuro-symbolic AI: A machine that can finally handle both logic and learning.

Neuropriming: Brain stimulation for enhanced learning.

Franken-Algorithms: Algorithms gone rogue .

Business news for 2042

Business related predictions due to make an impact in 2042 include:

What will replace traditional capitalism: Future of the economy P8

Robot compilers: Build-your-own robot.

Robot swarms: Groups with autonomously coordinating robots .

Neuro-symbolic AI: A machine that can finally handle both logic and learning.

Franken-Algorithms: Algorithms gone rogue .

Autonomous vehicle ethics: Planning for safety and accountability.

Culture forecasts for 2042

Culture related predictions due to make an impact in 2042 include:

Robot compilers: Build-your-own robot.

Picking embryos: Another step towards designer babies?.

Ubiquitous digital assistants: Are we now completely reliant on intelligent assistants?.

Predictive policing: Preventing crime or reinforcing biases?.

Metaverse as dystopia: Can the metaverse encourage society’s collapse?.

Science forecasts for 2042

Science related predictions due to make an impact in 2042 include:

Climate change and food scarcity in the 2040s: Future of Food P1

Neuro-symbolic AI: A machine that can finally handle both logic and learning.

Neuropriming: Brain stimulation for enhanced learning.

Picking embryos: Another step towards designer babies?.

Gene vandalism: Gene editing gone awry.

Optimized psychedelic therapies: Curating drugs to create the best therapies.

Health forecasts for 2042

Neuropriming: Brain stimulation for enhanced learning.

Picking embryos: Another step towards designer babies?.

Biohazard wearables: Measuring one’s exposure to pollution .

Gene vandalism: Gene editing gone awry.

Fertility crisis: The decline of reproductive systems.

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