United States predictions for 2023

Read 65 predictions about the United States in 2023, a year that will see this country experience significant change in its politics, economics, technology, culture, and environment. It’s your future, discover what you’re in for.

Quantumrun Foresight prepared this list; A trend intelligence consulting firm that uses strategic foresight to help companies thrive from future trends in foresight. This is just one of many possible futures society may experience.

International relations predictions for the United States in 2023

International relations predictions to impact the United States in 2023 include:

  • The government mobilizes USD $200 billion to fulfill its Partnership for Global Infrastructure (PGII) pledge to low- and middle income countries over the next 5 years through grants, federal financing, and private sector investments for sustainable infrastructure. Likelihood: 80 percent1
  • The Omnivore Agritech and Climate Sustainability Fund 3, a venture capital fund investing in the agriculture, food systems, climate, and the rural economy in India, generates USD $130 million. Likelihood: 70 percent1
  • The US, Australia, India and Japan jointly announce a joint regional infrastructure scheme designed as an alternative to China’s massive Belt and Road Initiative and an attempt to counter Beijing’s growing geopolitical influence. Likelihood: 70%1
  • U.S. special forces want to use deepfakes for psy-ops.Link
  • The future of AR glasses is AI-enabled.Link
  • Companies race to work around choke points in world trade.Link
  • AI around the world.Link
  • THe global risk report 2023 18th edition.Link

Politics predictions for the United States in 2023

Politics related predictions to impact the United States in 2023 include:

  • EU deal to nearly double renewable energy by 2030.Link
  • U.S. special forces want to use deepfakes for psy-ops.Link
  • Companies race to work around choke points in world trade.Link
  • Impact of Geopolitical Tumult on Businesses to Continue in 2023, Say Risk Experts.Link
  • Europe joins the US in its chip war with China.Link

Government predictions for the United States in 2023

Government related predictions to impact the United States in 2023 include:

  • Fluid government workforce models.Link
  • Global heat pump sales continue double-digit growth.Link
  • The pros and cons of the self-driving car revolution.Link
  • The Potentially Large Effects of Artificial Intelligence on Economic Growth (Briggs/Kodnani).Link
  • Banks For The People.Link

Economy predictions for the United States in 2023

Economy related predictions to impact the United States in 2023 include:

  • The Federal Reserve launches a real-time payment service (Called FedNow) in 2023 to accelerate the modernization of the US payments network. This initiative will help the poorest Americans by helping them get access to money faster and pay fewer bank fees overall. Likelihood: 90%1
  • Kilowatt-scale solar hydrogen production system using a concentrated integrated photoelectrochemical device.Link
  • EV sales will drive drop in global fuel consumption at the end of this decade.Link
  • Master Plan Part 3 Sustainable Energy for All of Earth.Link
  • EU workers lack skills to green the economy, EIB poll finds.Link
  • Commercial-property losses will add to banks’ woes.Link

Technology predictions for the United States in 2023

Technology related predictions to impact the United States in 2023 include:

  • Adoption of AI-augmented automation for infrastructure and operations teams in the US will increase to around 40 percent this year. Likelihood: 70 percent 1
  • Are AI Voice Generators the Next Big Security Threat?.Link
  • Kilowatt-scale solar hydrogen production system using a concentrated integrated photoelectrochemical device.Link
  • Scientists Merge Biology and Technology by 3D Printing Electronics Inside Living Worms.Link
  • AI Art: How artists are using and confronting machine learning.Link
  • Transforming IT for cloud success.Link

Culture predictions for the United States in 2023

Culture related predictions to impact the United States in 2023 include:

  • Structural basis for bacterial energy extraction from atmospheric hydrogen.Link
  • This new breed of generator can run on almost any fuel.Link
  • New 'biohybrid' implant will restore function in paralyzed limbs.Link
  • By cracking a metal 3d-printing conundrum, researchers propel the technology toward widespread application.Link
  • Silicon valley’s latest fascination is exploring ‘dmt hyperspace’.Link

Defense predictions for in 2023

Defense related predictions to impact the United States in 2023 include:

  • The Navy starts deploying the anti-ship version of the Tomahawk cruise missile with a range of nearly 1,000 miles and the Harpoon missile with a range of about 70 miles. Likelihood: 60 percent1
  • The Army starts testing the Long-Range Hypersonic Weapons capable of flying at five times the speed of sound. Likelihood: 70 percent1
  • U.S. special forces want to use deepfakes for psy-ops.Link
  • DARPA, lasers and an internet in orbit.Link
  • SpaceX’s New Project Is A Middle Finger To Putin.Link

Infrastructure predictions for the United States in 2023

Infrastructure related predictions to impact the United States in 2023 include:

  • Seven carmakers build a universal network of over 30,000 clean-energy-powered fast chargers in the US and Canada. Likelihood: 75 percent.1
  • The largest solar panel factory in the country is built in Ohio, producing 5 gigawatts per year. Likelihood: 80 percent.1
  • The number of solar panel installations in private and commercial buildings now exceeds 4 million nationwide, up from 2 million in 2019. Likelihood: 70%1
  • Why Tesla’s move to 48-volt electrical architecture is an industry game changer.Link
  • The EPA Wants Two Thirds of U.S. Car Sales to Be Electric by 2032.Link
  • The EU Parliament and Council agree to mandate charging stations every 60km by 2026.Link
  • Executing on the $2 trillion investment to boost American competitiveness.Link
  • Riding the exponential growth in space.Link

Environment predictions for the United States in 2023

Environment related predictions to impact the United States in 2023 include:

  • California becomes the first state to ban the sale of fur clothing. Likelihood: 100%1
  • Structural basis for bacterial energy extraction from atmospheric hydrogen.Link
  • A sowing, pruning, and harvesting robot for Synecoculture farming.Link
  • The EPA Wants Two Thirds of U.S. Car Sales to Be Electric by 2032.Link
  • VCs Plow Money Into Indoor Farming, But Open Fields Might Be More Ripe For Innovation.Link
  • Does the future of medicine lie in space?.Link

Science predictions for the United States in 2023

Science related predictions to impact the United States in 2023 include:

  • A cross-country solar eclipse will occur this year, starting on October 14th. Likelihood: 100%1
  • Scientists Merge Biology and Technology by 3D Printing Electronics Inside Living Worms.Link
  • AI Art: How artists are using and confronting machine learning.Link
  • Structural basis for bacterial energy extraction from atmospheric hydrogen.Link
  • Cancer and heart disease vaccines ‘ready by end of the decade’.Link
  • ChatGPT helpful for breast cancer screening advice with certain caveats, new study finds.Link

Health predictions for the United States in 2023

Health related predictions to impact the United States in 2023 include:

  • Structural basis for bacterial energy extraction from atmospheric hydrogen.Link
  • Cancer and heart disease vaccines ‘ready by end of the decade’.Link
  • ChatGPT helpful for breast cancer screening advice with certain caveats, new study finds.Link
  • Does the future of medicine lie in space?.Link
  • Can a ‘fingerprint’ of your brain help predict disorders?.Link

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January 7, 2022. Last updated January 7, 2020.

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