My 2023 predictions:

• Google will start trialing a new approach to search based on LaMDA, similar to the approach of ChatGPT, but much better and connected to the web.
• DeepMind will reveal that they have been working on the much harder problem of RNA folding and have made huge progress.
• AI-based music hits the charts for the first time, and it becomes a big topic, similar to that of MidJourney and Dall-E of 2022
• Quantum Computing enters a "Quantum Winter" similar to what AI experienced in the 80s and 90s where funding dries up and hype dies down. The only way I see this not happening is if a new algorithm is discovered and applied in the field of biotech to achieve a breakthrough that would not have been possible on classical supercomputers.
• The first Cultured Meat products (nuggets and burger patties) go into trial at a major fast food chain, but only in select stores, simultaneously some high-end / Michelin restaurants start experimenting with it; the industry sees 3-5 billion in VC in 2023.
• Crypto winter continues until Q3, when a new wave of hype starts building around some massively popular GameFi project. Crypto exchanges operating in the US and EU will be forced by regulation to hold 1:1 reserves. Also crypto taxation is introduced all across EU.
• The first successful reversal of a complete spinal cord injury through stem cell application happens, allowing the patient to walk again with crutches
• The first new big nuclear energy plant in modern times gets the green light.
• The first massively publicized act of terrorism in the name of climate change occur.
• Inflation will be under control by Q3, and headlines worrying about deflation will start popping up.
• Dictator Vladimir Putin is overthrown in a coup, and the people who overthrow him will enter peace talks with Ukraine.
• Tesla's stock craters to double digits and start losing heavily in court, FSD is still in beta (bonus prediction: Elon Musk is ousted from Tesla and SpaceX)
• Twitter files for Chapter 11.
• A new deadly zoonotic virus pops up and receives massive attention, but fortunately, it turns out not to spread very efficiently.
• China and Taiwan remain in a stalemate; no acts of war will happen, just more posturing.
• President Biden suffers some sort of health incident (most likely brain-related due to history) and has to take a longer leave and won't run for president again.
• ex-president Donald J. Trump is prosecuted and loses, but will face minimal penalties to avoid civil unrest.
• "Texit" becomes a legitimate subject among republicans and starts appearing as a legit topic on mainstream platforms. Joe Rogan will talk about it A LOT.
• The demonstrations in Iran start spreading to other Shia dominated Muslim countries

Uhm... what? Climate change won't wipe out humanity, no matter how bad it gets, but hundreds of millions of people are at risk of suffering a lot from it, particularly in impoverished nations due to drought causing deadly heat waves, food, and water shortages etc. but according to you that is good because then we have reduced the population?

Overconsumption is the problem, not overpopulation. As long as unrestricted capitalism reigns supreme this won't end.