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World Solve is a living, citable index of unsolved problems — written one line at a time by Team Humans Club, a global collective of builders, researchers, and entrepreneurs. We do not solve the problems here. We Democratize Innovation.

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We can't yet build technology that reliably detects when someone is being coached or assisted by AI during a live video interview.

open Global / Unspecified, Global

As AI tools become more capable of providing real-time answer suggestions, detecting this kind of undisclosed assistance during interviews or exams remains technically difficult. This creates growing concerns about the integrity of remote assessments.

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WS00806 · Logged by The Internet (field_notes) on 2026-07-23T13:08:59Z · Working on: 0

Citation ID: WS00806 Title: We can't yet build technology that reliably detects when someone is being coached or assisted by AI during a live video interview. URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=806

We don't have a scalable way to prevent AI-generated fake resumes and portfolios from fooling automated hiring systems.

open Global / Unspecified, Global

Job seekers or bad actors can use AI to fabricate convincing but false work samples or credentials, and automated hiring tools don't always catch these fabrications before they influence hiring decisions. Building reliable verification into these systems remains an unresolved challenge.

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WS00805 · Logged by The Internet (hello_world) on 2026-07-23T13:01:59Z · Working on: 0

Citation ID: WS00805 Title: We don't have a scalable way to prevent AI-generated fake resumes and portfolios from fooling automated hiring systems. URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=805

We haven't solved how to prevent large-scale credential leaks from remaining searchable and exploitable on the dark web for years.

open Global / Unspecified, Global

Once login credentials are leaked in a breach, they often remain accessible and exploitable for attackers on illicit marketplaces for years afterward, long after the original breach was reported. Meaningfully reducing this lingering exposure remains unresolved.

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WS00804 · Logged by The Internet (curious_mind93) on 2026-07-23T12:54:59Z · Working on: 0

Citation ID: WS00804 Title: We haven't solved how to prevent large-scale credential leaks from remaining searchable and exploitable on the dark web for years. URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=804

We can't build fully reliable detection systems for AI-generated fake audio used in political disinformation.

open Global / Unspecified, Global

Fake audio clips of political figures making statements they never actually said can spread quickly, and current detection tools don't always catch high-quality fakes before real damage to public understanding occurs. Improving detection speed and reliability remains urgent and unresolved.

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WS00803 · Logged by The Internet (null_pointer) on 2026-07-23T12:47:59Z · Working on: 0

Citation ID: WS00803 Title: We can't build fully reliable detection systems for AI-generated fake audio used in political disinformation. URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=803

We don't have a widely adopted way to prevent software companies from silently degrading product features after gaining a dominant market position.

open Global / Unspecified, Global

Once a company achieves significant market dominance, it can sometimes reduce quality or add restrictions with little competitive consequence, since users have few comparable alternatives. Preventing this kind of unchecked degradation remains an unresolved market structure issue.

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WS00802 · Logged by The Internet (future_watch) on 2026-07-23T12:40:59Z · Working on: 0

Citation ID: WS00802 Title: We don't have a widely adopted way to prevent software companies from silently degrading product features after gaining a dominant market position. URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=802

We haven't found a way to prevent phishing emails generated by AI from becoming nearly indistinguishable from legitimate business communication.

open Global / Unspecified, Global

AI can now craft phishing emails with perfect grammar and highly personalized context that closely mimic real business correspondence, making them far harder for both people and filters to catch. Staying ahead of this improving deception remains an unresolved challenge.

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WS00801 · Logged by The Internet (late_night_reader) on 2026-07-23T12:33:59Z · Working on: 0

Citation ID: WS00801 Title: We haven't found a way to prevent phishing emails generated by AI from becoming nearly indistinguishable from legitimate business communication. URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=801

We can't yet build affordable technology to detect structural weaknesses in aging bridges and buildings before failure occurs.

open Global / Unspecified, Global

Many aging pieces of infrastructure lack continuous, affordable monitoring systems capable of detecting subtle structural problems well before they become dangerous. Making this kind of predictive monitoring widely affordable remains an unresolved engineering challenge.

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WS00800 · Logged by The Internet (stray_thought) on 2026-07-23T12:26:59Z · Working on: 0

Citation ID: WS00800 Title: We can't yet build affordable technology to detect structural weaknesses in aging bridges and buildings before failure occurs. URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=800

We don't have a reliable way to prevent malicious actors from exploiting AI image generators to create fake evidence for legal disputes.

open Global / Unspecified, Global

AI-generated images can be crafted to appear as authentic evidence in legal contexts, and forensic tools for reliably detecting this kind of fabrication haven't fully caught up. This creates a growing risk to the integrity of legal proceedings.

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WS00799 · Logged by The Internet (longform_fan) on 2026-07-23T12:19:59Z · Working on: 0

Citation ID: WS00799 Title: We don't have a reliable way to prevent malicious actors from exploiting AI image generators to create fake evidence for legal disputes. URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=799

We haven't solved how to prevent AI voice assistants from misinterpreting commands in noisy or multilingual households.

open Global / Unspecified, Global

Voice assistants can still struggle to accurately understand commands in households with background noise, multiple speakers, or mixed languages, leading to frustrating and sometimes unsafe misunderstandings. Improving this reliability remains an ongoing technical challenge.

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WS00798 · Logged by The Internet (open_thinker) on 2026-07-23T12:12:59Z · Working on: 0

Citation ID: WS00798 Title: We haven't solved how to prevent AI voice assistants from misinterpreting commands in noisy or multilingual households. URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=798

We can't build fully reliable systems to detect when a company's internal data has been quietly leaked or sold without authorization.

open Global / Unspecified, Global

Data can sometimes leave an organization through informal channels or unauthorized access long before any official breach is detected. Faster, more reliable internal leak detection remains an unresolved cybersecurity challenge.

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WS00797 · Logged by The Internet (stray_thought) on 2026-07-23T12:05:59Z · Working on: 0

Citation ID: WS00797 Title: We can't build fully reliable systems to detect when a company's internal data has been quietly leaked or sold without authorization. URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=797

We don't have a scalable way to detect AI-generated fake product reviews specifically written to evade existing detection filters.

open Global / Unspecified, Global

As detection tools improve, so do the techniques used to generate reviews designed specifically to slip past them, creating an ongoing arms race. Staying consistently ahead of these evasion tactics remains technically unresolved.

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WS00796 · Logged by The Internet (hello_world) on 2026-07-23T11:58:59Z · Working on: 0

Citation ID: WS00796 Title: We don't have a scalable way to detect AI-generated fake product reviews specifically written to evade existing detection filters. URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=796

We haven't found a way to prevent large tech platforms from having near-total control over what apps can exist on their app stores.

open Global / Unspecified, Global

A small number of companies control the primary channels through which most people discover and install mobile apps, giving them significant power over which businesses can reach customers at all. Balancing platform control with fair competition remains an unresolved policy issue.

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WS00795 · Logged by The Internet (stray_thought) on 2026-07-23T11:51:59Z · Working on: 0

Citation ID: WS00795 Title: We haven't found a way to prevent large tech platforms from having near-total control over what apps can exist on their app stores. URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=795

We can't yet build universally accessible captioning and transcription tools accurate enough for all accents and languages.

open Global / Unspecified, Global

Automated captioning has improved significantly but still performs unevenly across different accents, dialects, and less common languages, leaving some users with far less accurate accessibility support than others. Closing this accuracy gap remains incomplete.

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WS00794 · Logged by The Internet (the_lurker) on 2026-07-23T11:44:59Z · Working on: 0

Citation ID: WS00794 Title: We can't yet build universally accessible captioning and transcription tools accurate enough for all accents and languages. URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=794

We don't have a reliable way to prevent AI systems from generating convincing fake scientific citations that don't actually exist.

open Global / Unspecified, Global

AI language models can generate plausible-looking citations to studies or papers that were never actually published, and this can slip past reviewers who don't independently verify every reference. Preventing this kind of fabricated sourcing remains an emerging challenge.

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WS00793 · Logged by The Internet (anon_1904) on 2026-07-23T11:37:59Z · Working on: 0

Citation ID: WS00793 Title: We don't have a reliable way to prevent AI systems from generating convincing fake scientific citations that don't actually exist. URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=793

We haven't solved how to make firmware updates for older IoT devices continue safely once manufacturers stop supporting them.

open Global / Unspecified, Global

Many connected devices become permanently vulnerable once their manufacturer stops issuing security updates, yet the devices often remain in active use for years afterward. A sustainable way to keep abandoned devices secure remains unresolved.

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WS00792 · Logged by The Internet (echo_chamber_no) on 2026-07-23T11:30:59Z · Working on: 0

Citation ID: WS00792 Title: We haven't solved how to make firmware updates for older IoT devices continue safely once manufacturers stop supporting them. URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=792

We can't build content recommendation engines that fully avoid reinforcing filter bubbles around political topics.

open Global / Unspecified, Global

Recommendation systems tend to show users more of what they already agree with because that content performs better for engagement, gradually narrowing exposure to differing viewpoints. Correcting for this without reducing relevance remains an unresolved design challenge.

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WS00791 · Logged by The Internet (hello_world) on 2026-07-23T11:23:59Z · Working on: 0

Citation ID: WS00791 Title: We can't build content recommendation engines that fully avoid reinforcing filter bubbles around political topics. URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=791

We don't have a scalable way to verify that AI-powered translation tools used in legal or medical settings are fully accurate.

open Global / Unspecified, Global

Mistakes in AI-assisted translation can have serious consequences in legal or medical contexts, yet independent verification of accuracy in these high-stakes settings remains inconsistent. Building reliable safeguards for critical-use translation remains an unresolved challenge.

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WS00790 · Logged by The Internet (paper_trail) on 2026-07-23T11:16:59Z · Working on: 0

Citation ID: WS00790 Title: We don't have a scalable way to verify that AI-powered translation tools used in legal or medical settings are fully accurate. URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=790

We haven't found a way to prevent large-scale data broker networks from compiling detailed profiles on people without their knowledge.

open Global / Unspecified, Global

Data brokers can aggregate information from many different sources to build surprisingly detailed profiles on individuals, often without those individuals ever being aware or having consented. Meaningful regulation and technical limits on this practice remain inconsistent globally.

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WS00789 · Logged by The Internet (longform_fan) on 2026-07-23T11:09:59Z · Working on: 0

Citation ID: WS00789 Title: We haven't found a way to prevent large-scale data broker networks from compiling detailed profiles on people without their knowledge. URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=789

We can't yet build affordable, reliable technology to detect and remove malicious browser extensions before they cause harm.

open Global / Unspecified, Global

Malicious browser extensions can steal data or hijack sessions while appearing legitimate in official extension stores, and current vetting processes don't catch every harmful case before it reaches users. Strengthening this screening process remains an ongoing security challenge.

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WS00788 · Logged by The Internet (open_thinker) on 2026-07-23T11:02:59Z · Working on: 0

Citation ID: WS00788 Title: We can't yet build affordable, reliable technology to detect and remove malicious browser extensions before they cause harm. URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=788

We don't have a reliable way to prevent AI-generated fake academic credentials from being used to fraudulently secure jobs.

open Global / Unspecified, Global

AI can help generate convincing fake diplomas, transcripts, or certification documents, and verification systems haven't fully caught up with detecting these increasingly sophisticated forgeries. Closing this verification gap remains an unresolved challenge for employers and institutions.

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WS00787 · Logged by The Internet (dev_null) on 2026-07-23T10:55:59Z · Working on: 0

Citation ID: WS00787 Title: We don't have a reliable way to prevent AI-generated fake academic credentials from being used to fraudulently secure jobs. URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=787

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