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Stories in Futurism that you'll love, handpicked by our team.

The end of books as we know them. Top Story - April 2025.
This is not an argument for artificial intelligence. This is not an argument against artificial intelligence. At least here, I am not interested in:
By M.about a year ago in Futurism
The Conference. Top Story - April 2025.
EARTH ROOM IX OPERATION 11235 DEBATE IN SESSION Thomas stared at the Conference room door, filled with both dread and relief. He had finally made it to the room. He was surprised he had even made it this far. He had come with two others, but they’d been caught earlier. He just prayed no one would be on his trail. He had never met a Counselman, let alone a Headmaster before. The woman at the front desk—if that was a woman—didn’t notice, but she might not have ever been on Earth before… Maybe a Counselman or the Headmaster would be able to tell…
By Belleabout a year ago in Futurism
The Immortals. Top Story - April 2025.
Julie sat at the back of her classroom, just like always. She hated school — and history was the worst lesson of all. Her parents had warned her never to believe what the teachers said about the past.
By Daniel Millingtonabout a year ago in Futurism
The Assistant . Top Story - April 2025.
Millie I am very lucky to live in this world. Mama taught me that over and over again, when I was growing up. She’d tell me all kinds of stories about people who didn’t have as much as we did. And how they almost wiped out the entire race. But the Omegas swooped in at the last minute and brought peace. Which is why, even Timothy at school is mean to me, I have to be nice to him, because he’s a future Omega. She also tells me he’s mean to me because he likes me. But I think she just says that to make me laugh. Mama can be very silly sometimes. But Papa says that’s just how women are. Which means he probably thinks I’m silly too.
By Lane Burns2 years ago in Futurism
The Genesis Utopia. Honorable Mention in Tomorrow’s Utopia Challenge. Top Story - April 2025.
Walter Robinson 5 waited with a wide smile as he stood behind three other clones in the checkout line, with a single pack of diet Oreos in his basket. To think that he got pulled off work just because his fat--his handsome supervisor had a sudden and understandable craving for Oreos but knew he needed to be healthy. Walter Robinson 5 should be feeling grateful that he got the opportunity to help his supervisor get food that would consume his calories.
By Rebecca Patton2 years ago in Futurism
Did you know … The word robot was used for the first time in Prague in 1921?. Top Story - April 2025.
It was on 2nd January 1921, in the then Czechoslovakia (today, the Czech Republic), where the word ‘robot’ was first introduced and used in public.
By Susan Fourtané 2 years ago in Futurism
Re-Greening The World.. Runner-Up in Future Fragments Challenge. Top Story - January 2025.
Water sloshed around my ankles, though that was nothing new. My parents told tales of a world where there was much more land above sea level, where the North and South poles were much larger than they are now. A world with clean air. A World Before.
By Natasja Rose2 years ago in Futurism
Quarter Century. Top Story - January 2025.
Twenty-five years… It just seems to be a small blip in time once you’ve reached my age. Young people always think that as soon as they hit a certain number that the party’s over. Well, that ain’t true. Not at all. Not a chance.
By Kendall Defoe 2 years ago in Futurism
Lifeless Intelligence. Top Story - January 2025.
You wake to the repeating sound of birds singing on a loop outside your bedroom window at precisely 5.30am. Trying your best to ignore the noise that grates against your ears, you roll over in bed and pull the covers over your head to dull the noise.
By Maddy Haywood2 years ago in Futurism
Beta-205-LIT. Top Story - January 2025.
Things are going to get better. Things are going to get better, Things are going to get better. Ooooooooooh-ooooh, oh ooh-ooh.
By Kali Mailhot2 years ago in Futurism
Tear Drop Flaw. Top Story - January 2025.
Deep brown hair fell to the elevator floor. Pulling the strands forward I flattened them against my brows and snipped. Willing my shaking hands still. Anything less than perfect would give me away.
By MikMacMeerkat2 years ago in Futurism
Touching Grass. Top Story - January 2025.
“You know... You know, Marjorie, the ironic thing is that if people had access to their social media, they’d realize that the Sensitive Data Act is the biggest threat to American freedom since the Fake News Bill of 2042. An absolute infringement and desecration of our rights.”
By James U. Rizzi2 years ago in Futurism