Hey r/Futurology,
I've been working on a conceptual modeling project called Frontier 2075 that simulates how global knowledge might grow over the next 50 years.
It tries to factor in trends like education investment, geopolitical stability, resource allocation, and key technological accelerants like Al and quantum computing.
The idea is to explore different potential futures based on the global priorities we set today. You can adjust parameters to see how different scenarios might impact the "Knowledge Index" and potentially shape major tech eras (like planetary expansion or bio-digital synthesis).
Thought this community might find it interesting for discussing long-term technological trajectories and the factors shaping our future. What are your thoughts on the biggest drivers (or inhibitors) of knowledge growth in the coming decades?
http://techlandingpage.com
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**Submission Statement:**
This project simulates how global knowledge might evolve over the next 50 years based on factors like education investment, geopolitical stability, R&D funding, compute availability, and AI capability. It uses a simplified equation where users can adjust parameters and explore how different assumptions (e.g. early AGI, political collapse, rapid innovation, etc.) could shape the future of discovery and technology eras. The goal is to open up conversation around long-term forecasting — not to predict a single future, but to explore a range of possible trajectories.
almost pointless endeavor, we don’t know what we don’t know
(something something fusion is always 50 years away)