We haven't found a shared standard for what counts as a fair distribution of global resources.
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Some countries and individuals consume vastly more resources than others, and there's no broadly accepted definition of what a fair share would even look like. This makes global cooperation on resource use difficult to justify to everyone involved.
economics-resources
global-unspecified
fair
resources
haven
found
shared
standard
counts
distribution
some
whether
philosophy-ethics
resolved
determine
don
have
mathematics-logic
Citation ID: WS00125
Title: We haven't found a shared standard for what counts as a fair distribution of global resources.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=125
We don't agree on how much say future generations should have in decisions made today.
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Choices made now about climate, debt, and resource use will affect people who don't yet exist and have no voice in the decision. Philosophy hasn't settled how much weight their unheard interests should carry.
climate-environment
global-unspecified
don
have
made
agree
say
future
generations
decisions
today
choices
philosophy-ethics
whether
determine
resolved
agreed
way
Citation ID: WS00124
Title: We don't agree on how much say future generations should have in decisions made today.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=124
We haven't settled whether it's right to extend human life indefinitely if we could.
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Advances in medicine keep pushing life expectancy higher, but there's no consensus on whether radically extending life is actually good for individuals or society. This question becomes more urgent as anti-aging research advances.
health-biology
global-unspecified
life
whether
haven
settled
right
extend
human
indefinitely
advances
medicine
philosophy-ethics
know
resolved
mathematics-logic
possible
determine
Citation ID: WS00123
Title: We haven't settled whether it's right to extend human life indefinitely if we could.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=123
We don't have a widely accepted framework for who deserves blame when AI causes harm.
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
When an autonomous system makes a harmful choice, moral responsibility is hard to pin on any single party, the programmer, the company, or the AI itself. Ethics hasn't caught up with the reality of decisions made without direct human involvement.
philosophy-ethics
global-unspecified
don
have
widely
accepted
framework
deserves
blame
causes
harm
autonomous
whether
determine
resolved
know
agreed
haven
Citation ID: WS00122
Title: We don't have a widely accepted framework for who deserves blame when AI causes harm.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=122
We haven't found a shared answer to how much personal freedom should be limited for public good.
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Vaccine mandates, speed limits, and lockdown policies all raise the same underlying question of how much individual liberty should bend for collective benefit. Different people and cultures answer this very differently, with no clear resolution.
health-biology
global-unspecified
answer
haven
found
shared
personal
freedom
limited
public
good
vaccine
whether
philosophy-ethics
determine
know
resolved
ethical
Citation ID: WS00121
Title: We haven't found a shared answer to how much personal freedom should be limited for public good.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=121
We don't agree on how to weigh animal suffering against human convenience.
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Factory farming, animal testing, and habitat destruction all cause animal suffering for human benefit, but there's no consistent ethical standard for how much suffering is acceptable and why. This gap shows up in inconsistent laws and practices worldwide.
philosophy-ethics
global-unspecified
animal
suffering
human
don
agree
weigh
against
convenience
factory
farming
whether
know
haven
determine
resolved
ethical
Citation ID: WS00120
Title: We don't agree on how to weigh animal suffering against human convenience.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=120
We haven't settled what obligations wealthy nations owe to those harmed by their historical actions.
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Colonization, slavery, and resource extraction left lasting harm in many parts of the world, and debates over reparations or restitution remain unresolved almost everywhere they're raised. There's no broadly accepted framework for addressing this.
philosophy-ethics
global-unspecified
haven
settled
obligations
wealthy
nations
owe
those
harmed
historical
actions
whether
resolved
determine
know
ethical
mathematics-logic
Citation ID: WS00119
Title: We haven't settled what obligations wealthy nations owe to those harmed by their historical actions.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=119
We don't have a clear ethical line for editing the genes of unborn children.
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Gene editing could prevent serious diseases, but it also opens the door to selecting traits that have nothing to do with health. Society hasn't agreed on where prevention ends and something more troubling begins.
philosophy-ethics
global-unspecified
have
editing
don
clear
ethical
line
genes
unborn
children
gene
whether
determine
resolved
agreed
way
know
Citation ID: WS00118
Title: We don't have a clear ethical line for editing the genes of unborn children.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=118
We haven't agreed on how much responsibility individuals bear for problems caused by entire systems.
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Climate change, inequality, and other large problems result from systems, not just individual choices, yet blame and responsibility are still often placed on individuals. How we think about this shapes both policy and personal guilt.
climate-environment
global-unspecified
climate-change
responsibility
individuals
systems
haven
agreed
bear
caused
entire
climate
change
whether
philosophy-ethics
resolved
know
mathematics-logic
Citation ID: WS00117
Title: We haven't agreed on how much responsibility individuals bear for problems caused by entire systems.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=117
We don't have a shared answer for how much privacy people should give up for safety.
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Surveillance can prevent crime and terrorism, but it also erodes personal freedom, and there's no consensus on where the right balance lies. Different societies draw this line in very different places.
social-civic-problems
global-unspecified
don
have
shared
answer
privacy
people
give
safety
different
surveillance
philosophy-ethics
whether
determine
resolved
know
agreed
Citation ID: WS00116
Title: We don't have a shared answer for how much privacy people should give up for safety.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=116
We haven't settled whether it's ethical to bring a child into a world with severe climate risk.
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
More people are weighing whether having children is fair to those children, given the environmental future they may inherit. This is a deeply personal question without any broadly agreed answer.
climate-environment
global-unspecified
whether
haven
settled
ethical
bring
child
world
severe
climate
risk
philosophy-ethics
resolved
know
determine
mathematics-logic
possible
Citation ID: WS00115
Title: We haven't settled whether it's ethical to bring a child into a world with severe climate risk.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=115
We don't agree on what rights, if any, an intelligent AI system should have.
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
As AI systems become more capable, questions about whether they deserve any form of moral consideration are becoming less theoretical. Society has no shared answer for where, if anywhere, that line should be drawn.
philosophy-ethics
global-unspecified
any
don
agree
rights
intelligent
system
have
systems
become
capable
whether
resolved
know
haven
determine
mathematics-logic
Citation ID: WS00114
Title: We don't agree on what rights, if any, an intelligent AI system should have.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=114
We haven't found a stable global currency system that doesn't disadvantage poorer nations.
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Poorer countries often struggle with currency instability that makes trade, debt repayment, and planning far harder than for wealthier nations with stronger currencies. A more stable, fairer international monetary system remains unbuilt.
economics-resources
global-unspecified
stable
currency
system
poorer
nations
haven
found
doesn
disadvantage
whether
philosophy-ethics
mathematics-logic
resolved
have
don
determine
Citation ID: WS00113
Title: We haven't found a stable global currency system that doesn't disadvantage poorer nations.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=113
We can't ensure automation gains are shared fairly with the workers it displaces.
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
When automation replaces jobs, the resulting profits mostly go to business owners and shareholders, not the workers who lost their income. A fairer system for sharing these gains remains an unsolved economic and political question.
economics-resources
global-unspecified
automation
gains
workers
ensure
shared
fairly
displaces
replaces
jobs
resulting
philosophy-ethics
determine
whether
have
informal
people
Citation ID: WS00112
Title: We can't ensure automation gains are shared fairly with the workers it displaces.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=112
We don't have a reliable way to value and protect natural resources like clean air and water in economic terms.
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Because clean air and water aren't priced like other resources, they're often used or polluted without any real cost attached until the damage is severe. A better way to account for their true value could change how we protect them.
economics-resources
global-unspecified
way
value
protect
resources
like
clean
air
water
don
have
whether
philosophy-ethics
determine
agreed
resolved
haven
Citation ID: WS00111
Title: We don't have a reliable way to value and protect natural resources like clean air and water in economic terms.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=111
We haven't solved how to fund basic infrastructure in poorer nations without unsustainable debt.
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Many developing countries need roads, power, and water systems but often can only afford them by taking on debt that becomes difficult to repay. Finding a fairer way to fund this development remains unresolved.
climate-environment
global-unspecified
fund
debt
haven
solved
basic
infrastructure
poorer
nations
unsustainable
developing
whether
mathematics-logic
philosophy-ethics
way
resolved
possible
Citation ID: WS00110
Title: We haven't solved how to fund basic infrastructure in poorer nations without unsustainable debt.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=110
We can't stop food prices from spiking unpredictably during global crises.
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Wars, droughts, and shipping disruptions can send food prices soaring almost overnight, hitting poorer households hardest. A more resilient global food system could soften these shocks before they cause real hunger.
climate-environment
global-unspecified
food
prices
stop
spiking
unpredictably
during
crises
wars
droughts
prevent
haven
water
waste
whether
don
have
Citation ID: WS00109
Title: We can't stop food prices from spiking unpredictably during global crises.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=109
We don't have an economic system resilient enough to absorb sudden supply chain shocks.
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
A single disruption, like a factory closure or a blocked shipping route, can ripple through global supply chains and cause shortages far from the original problem. Building more resilient systems remains a major unsolved challenge.
economics-resources
global-unspecified
supply-chain
resilient
supply
don
have
economic
system
enough
absorb
sudden
chain
whether
philosophy-ethics
determine
way
resolved
Citation ID: WS00108
Title: We don't have an economic system resilient enough to absorb sudden supply chain shocks.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=108
We haven't found a way to protect gig workers with the same benefits as full-time employees.
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
Millions of people now earn a living through app-based gig work without the healthcare, sick leave, or retirement benefits traditional jobs offer. Extending fair protections to this growing workforce remains largely unresolved.
economics-resources
global-unspecified
gig
benefits
haven
found
way
protect
workers
same
full-time
employees
whether
philosophy-ethics
mathematics-logic
resolved
determine
prevent
Citation ID: WS00107
Title: We haven't found a way to protect gig workers with the same benefits as full-time employees.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=107
We can't make higher education affordable without burying students in debt.
open
Global / Unspecified, Global
In many countries, the cost of a degree has risen far faster than wages, leaving graduates with debt that can take decades to repay. Making education both accessible and affordable remains an unresolved trade-off.
social-civic-problems
global-unspecified
education
affordable
debt
make
higher
burying
students
countries
cost
degree
whether
haven
philosophy-ethics
remains
access
technology-computing
Citation ID: WS00106
Title: We can't make higher education affordable without burying students in debt.
URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=106
