Global Scans · Humans · Weekly Summary

• [New] By 2050, three quarters of humanity will face drought and water supply shortfalls. Pearls and Irritations
• [New] Humanity will attempt large-scale efforts to block radiation from the sun before the end of the century. New Scientist
• [New] In the next 3-5 years, humanoid robots will not replace humans in most roles, though they might become useful enough to integrate into certain repetitive, dangerous, or onerous tasks. Medium
• [New] Tesla will be producing one million Optimus robots per year by 2030, and Chinese manufacturers are already moving humanoid robots into mass production. UnHerd
• [New] Meta, which aims to build the future of human connection, will now be doing so by supporting weapons systems; it has offered a major AI model to military developers, and as it partners with Anduril, it will be creating virtual and mixed reality devices for US military use. UnHerd
• [New] OpenAI boasts that its mission is to ensure artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity; as of June, that noble aspiration will encompass supplying $200 million's-worth of AI services to the US armed forces. UnHerd
• [New] Humanoid robots will be walking and talking among us in the next four or five years. The Sociable
• [New] Humanoid robots would be entering society by 2030. The Sociable
• [New] Artificial intelligence would become smarter than any human by the end of 2026. ST
• [New] By 2028, shopping agents will replace 20% of the human interactions at ecommerce sites. Retail Touchpoints
• [New] As Musk has hinted at the potential for Mars missions, the future of human spaceflight could be on the brink of a transformative era. Tesery Official Store
• [New] NASA and other space agencies plan to establish a sustainable human presence on the Moon within the next decade. roboticsnewsai.com
• [New] Human-caused global warming is disrupting the global water cycle in ways that could bring severe water scarcity sooner than expected. Newsweek
• [New] Collapsing groundwater supplies severely threaten human wellbeing in south-east England. The Guardian
• [New] The global aid system is facing an unprecedented crisis that threatens to dismantle civil society, stifle peaceful activism, and undermine decades of progress on human rights, democracy, and social justice. Devdiscourse
• Humanoid robots could outnumber actual humans by 2040, because of their versatile use-cases in households and businesses alike. Nasdaq
• The introduction of affordable, self-driving cars, and humanoid robots like Optimus could pave the way for a future where mobility is seamless, efficient, and largely hands-free. GCC BUSINESS WATCH
• By 2040 there would be at least 10 billion humanoid robots, with each priced between $20,000 and $25,000. Insider Monkey
• The path to a mainstream on-chain AI economy will be long, requiring a fundamental rethinking of legal frameworks for a world where financial decisions are increasingly made by non-human actors. Aurpay
• Bots will enable natural conversations by 2026, blurring lines between AI and human interactions. Apollo Technical LLC

Last updated: 26 October 2025