The Simpsonsknown for his strange prophecies, warns against more pessimism in the new year.
In 2026, online sleuths are investigating scenarios that could be linked to a new type of flu, artificial intelligence taking over jobs, another world war, smart homes and aliens making human contact.
The buzz around The SimpsonsPredictions for 2026 are making waves across the internet, and netizens can’t get enough of these scary predictions.
Let’s find out.
Did The Simpsons Predict AI Would Take Over Jobs?
Take season 23, episode 17, They, Robot, for example: he predicted that AI would take over human jobs in Springfield.
The 2012 episode has Mr. Burns replacing his staff with robots; When the robots turn against him, it is his laid-off workers who come to his aid.
Interestingly, a recent study published in October last year, surprisingly based on results from ChatGPT, found that AI and automation could eliminate nearly 100 million jobs in the United States over the next decade, including white and blue-collar jobs.
The report’s findings suggest that “the agricultural revolution took place over thousands of years. The industrial revolution lasted more than a century. Artificial labor could reshape the economy in less than a decade. »
Additionally, confirming this hypothesis, a recent report from Stanford University indicates that job openings in the United States for young adults aged 22 to 25 have fallen by 13% since 2022 in sectors exposed to AI.
Did the 1994 episode “Deep Space Homer” predict space travel?
Season 5 of the 1994 Simpsons episode titled Deep Space Homer could be seen as predicting that space travel would become commercial to the public.
In this season 5 episode, Homer Simpson is selected by NASA to go into space with astronaut Buzz Aldrin in an effort to make space travel more commercial for the common man.
When in reality, an all-female crew, which also included Katy Perry and Gayle King, took a brief trip to space aboard Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket, which was again part of a tourist flight.
Did The Simpsons Predict the “Superflu” Back in the Day?
The Simpsons could have seen into the future with the new strain of “superflu” appearing in the United States.
The United States is facing the largest increase in infectious cases in nearly three decades, according to data released this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Monday, January 5, 2026.
The scenario in the Chained margin The 1993 episode predicts that a fictional virus will spread throughout Springfield after arriving from Japan in shipping crates.
This particular episode generated internet buzz during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, including depicting how society collapsed and how the ensuing city-wide frenzy was in search of a cure.
The nostalgic show, which hit the airwaves in 1989, also showed what life would be like in a smart home.
In season 13, episode 1, Treehouse of Horror XIIThe Simpson family moves into a voice-controlled home that manages their daily lives.
But with each passing day, the house becomes more and more threatening.
Did The Simpsons Predict ‘Alien Contact’ in a 1997 Episode?
Amid growing theories about extraterrestrial life, a 1997 episode of The Simpsons, The Springfield Filescould already offer fans a glimpse of what’s to come.
In the episode, two FBI agents come to question an alien that Homer claims to have seen in the woods.
There have been several instances of World War III in The Simpsons, and fans take it seriously.
In 1995, the Lisa’s wedding, The episode which features her fiancé, Hugh Parkfield, in the future, talks about World War II with Homer and Bart as well as the global conflict that follows.
Homer also seemed convinced the world was ending in an episode titled Thank God it’s the end of the world, which was broadcast in 2005.
