Future Forwarded
William R. DodsonFuture Forwarded examines the through-lines connecting yesterday's myths about technological change to today's decisions and tomorrow's outcomes.
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The “Good Enough” AI Market: How China Collapses the Cost of Replacing Jobs
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In June 2026, open-weight AI models handled 29 percent of all tokens moving through Vercel’s production gateway. Those same models accounted for under 4 percent of the money spent. Nearly a third of the work went thro...
The First Machine War: When a Nation Hanged Its Workers
Movie depiction, “War of the Worlds.” Source
Since this chapter of Gods in the Machine first appeared in February 2026, ordinary Americans have grasped at a kill switch for AI and are holding their thumbs firmly on it.
In 2025, community...
The Frankenstein Disclaimers: How Irresponsibility Became Big Tech's Defense
August 4, 2026
Courts in San Francisco and several federal districts are weighing motions that will decide a single question with enormous consequences: is the output of an AI chatbot a product, or is it content?
OpenAI faces a coordinat...
When the Gods Made Workers
"Vulcan Forging the Thunderbolts of Jupiter" by Peter Paul Rubens, painted around 1636–1638
Last week, two members of Congress introduced a bill called the AI Kill Switch Act. It would require the companies building the most powerful AI sy...
The Sphinx and the AI: How AI has NOT stimulated new business startups.
The Sphinx, Oracle of Thebes. Produced by ChatGPT.
One of the more irritating government aggregate numbers I’ve been hearing from economists and investment analysts is the increased rate of business applications in the United States BECAUS...
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William R. Dodson is an author and commentator. He writes the "Future Forwarded" substack. Future Forwarded examines the threads connecting yesterday's myths about technological change to today's decisions and tomorrow's outcomes.
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