We don't have internet access that reaches every remote community on Earth affordably.
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Technology & Computing
Billions of people still lack reliable, affordable internet, cutting them off from education, healthcare information, and economic opportunity. Closing this gap remains a matter of infrastructure cost, not lack of demand.
Team Humans Club. (2026). Problem WS00026: We don't have internet access that reaches every remote community on Earth affordably.. World Solve. Retrieved 20 Jul 2026, from https://worldsolve.org/index.php?id=26
We haven't figured out how to recycle electronic waste cheaply and safely at scale.
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Technology & Computing
Old phones, laptops, and batteries pile up in landfills, leaking toxic materials while valuable metals inside go to waste. A cheap, safe recycling process could turn a growing pollution problem into a resource stream.
Team Humans Club. (2026). Problem WS00025: We haven't figured out how to recycle electronic waste cheaply and safely at scale.. World Solve. Retrieved 20 Jul 2026, from https://worldsolve.org/index.php?id=25
We can't build batteries for phones and laptops that last multiple days on a single charge.
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Technology & Computing
Despite decades of research, battery capacity has improved far more slowly than the power demands of our devices. A real breakthrough here would change how we use and design nearly all portable technology.
Team Humans Club. (2026). Problem WS00024: We can't build batteries for phones and laptops that last multiple days on a single charge.. World Solve. Retrieved 20 Jul 2026, from https://worldsolve.org/index.php?id=24
We don't have a way to guarantee software has no exploitable security flaws before release.
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Technology & Computing
Nearly every major hack traces back to a bug that existed long before anyone found it. Catching these flaws before release, rather than after damage is done, remains an unsolved challenge.
Team Humans Club. (2026). Problem WS00023: We don't have a way to guarantee software has no exploitable security flaws before release.. World Solve. Retrieved 20 Jul 2026, from https://worldsolve.org/index.php?id=23
We haven't solved how to verify online content is real, not AI-generated, at scale.
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Technology & Computing
AI can now produce convincing text, images, and video in seconds, and detection tools are struggling to keep up. Without a reliable way to tell real from fake, public trust in what we see online keeps eroding.
Team Humans Club. (2026). Problem WS00022: We haven't solved how to verify online content is real, not AI-generated, at scale.. World Solve. Retrieved 20 Jul 2026, from https://worldsolve.org/index.php?id=22
We can't yet build computers that are fully immune to quantum-era code breaking.
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Technology & Computing
Once powerful enough quantum computers exist, they may crack the encryption that currently protects banking, health records, and private communication. Most of the internet still isn't ready for that shift.
Team Humans Club. (2026). Problem WS00021: We can't yet build computers that are fully immune to quantum-era code breaking.. World Solve. Retrieved 20 Jul 2026, from https://worldsolve.org/index.php?id=21
We don't have AI systems that reliably explain why they made a specific decision.
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Technology & Computing
Modern AI models are often accurate but operate like black boxes, even to the people who built them. Without a way to explain their reasoning, it's hard to trust them in medicine, law, or other high-stakes decisions.
Team Humans Club. (2026). Problem WS00020: We don't have AI systems that reliably explain why they made a specific decision.. World Solve. Retrieved 20 Jul 2026, from https://worldsolve.org/index.php?id=20