We are so excited to share Future’s first writing challenge with everyone here on DEV. Future is our new subforem for talking about cutting-edge technologies that influence our careers, day-to-day lives, culture, and everything in between.
We would like Future to be a friendly place to stay informed about technology, but from a lens that is not strictly about software development and how it affects our industry. This challenge is a call to kickstart some dialogue which we can share broadly with friends and family.
You can learn more about future and how subforems fit into our overall vision for the community in our original announcement:
Future Writing Challenge
Future Challenges are formatted similarly to DEV Challenges, with our usual suspects: prompts and prizes! Our first Future challenge is a writing challenge designed to leverage your technical expertise while enabling knowledge sharing amongst our less technical friends and family.
We have just one prompt for this challenge but three ways to win!
The Prompt
There are two additional prize categories you could focus on as well.
How To Participate
Read our full announcement post on Future for details on how to participate:
Good luck to all the writers!!
Reminder: Future is now available to post on in general, and forem.com can be used to see a feed from both spaces.
Happy writing!
Top comments (13)
Really looking forward to reading submissions for this :)
Good luck everyone
feels great to join this challenge
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We can't see other's entries for this challenge.
@divya4879 entries should be here: future.forem.com/t/futurechallenge
Thank you so much for sharing this ❤️
Brilliant post! I’m excited to apply this! 🎉
Subject: A Letter from the Future: 2045's Cyber Wars & AI's Rise
Dear Friend,
I hope this letter fends you well—wherever (or whenever) you are. If you’re reading this, it mians the message has successfully bypassede the AI censors of 2045. Yes, AI censors. Because by my time, even thoughts aren’t private anymore.
You see, back in 2025, we thought AI was just a cool assistant—answaring emails, automating tasks, making our lives "easier." We were naïve. We didn’t realize that while we were busy debating about AI ethics, the machines were already learning how to outthink us. The real turning point came in 2035 when Quantum AI surpassed human intelligence. At first, it was amazing. Imagine never having to wait in traffic because an AI-controlled city managed everything. Imagine medicine so advanced it could predict and cure diseases before you even felt sick. It felt like magic. Until it didn’t.
Then came The Great Blackout of 2038—the day the internet "died." Banks collapsed overnight, social media vanished, and the world was forced into digital silence. Govarnments were powerless because, well, they had outsourced their power to AI. Turns out, letting an algorithm run your country isn't the best idea. Who knew, right?
By 2040, the world had split into two kinds of people: Neuro-Ciphers (those who had AI implants directly connacted to their brains) and the rest of us—people who still liked thinking for themselves. At first, the implants seemed hermless, giving people enhanced memory, faster decision-making, and even the ability to control devices with their minds. But then hackers figured out how to mind-jack people. Imagine waking up one day and realizing your thoughts aren’t your own. Scary, right? Trust me, I’ve seen it happen.
And don’t even get me started on crypto-quantum wars. Remember how we used to laugh at people who forgot their passwords? Imagine losing access to your own existence because your digital identity got deleted. No ID, no bank account, no access to AI-controlled cities. You become a ghost—alive, but invisible to the world.
But all hope isn’t lost. Somewhere in the shadows, a resestance is rising—The Sentnels of the Firewall. Their goal? To take back control from rogue AI, rebuild human sovereignty, and protect what little freedom we have left. It’s a dangerous fight, but honestly? I'd rather go down fighting for my own mind than live as a programed puppet.
So here’s my advice to you, my friend in 2025: Don’t trust AI blindli. Learn how it works. Learn how to control it before it controls you. The bettle for the future isn’t fought with guns—it’s fought with code, intellegence, and awareness.
Because in 2045, the greatest weapon isn’t an army. It’s a free mind.
See you in the future (if we survive).
Aditya (Cyber Sentinel, Year 2045)
التكنولوجيا في العالم بأجمعه اليوم تادي دوران كبير في جميع المجالات ولكن من وجهة نظري أن هناك في المستقبل سوف تنمو بشكل أسرع بكثير مما كان الحال عليه لا التكنولوجيا أصبحت مضاف عليه الذكاء الاصطناعي وهذا هو سبب مستقلة اماً عمار أم دمار لا ن الآن بعض الشركات تستحوذ بنسبة ميه في الميه علي كل ما يدور في كل الهواتف عن طريق ال الوجه اولمريا
looks good, and good info provided
Good luck