Future Forwarded
William R. DodsonAnalysis, commentary, and explanation about how historical and contemporary narratives about society and technology impact today's decisions and tomorrow's outcomes.
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AI Job Gigification and How to Bolster the Graduate Hiring Slump
Produced with ChatGPT
I have a vested interest in the educational- and career-development of youth in the Age of AI: I have a son who has just turned 16.
He’s got his interest area pretty well-defined and is chomping at the bit to get inv...
The AI Tipping Point: How Mass Contractor Income Loss Ushers In Recession
Flying into disaster? Produced by ChatGPT
So, how much AI job loss does it take to damage the broader economy? The intuitive answer is a lot.
We assume the economy is sturdy. We assume it takes a big shock, something like half the jobs in...
I Know Why the Caged Contractor Sings: How Contractor Job Loss Is the First Warning of an AI Labor Crisis
The contractor canary in the proverbial coal mine. Produced with ChatGPT.
I just finished reading Michael Lewis’s book The Big Short (after having recently rewatched the film). Years before, in 2010, I had read Gillian Tett’s book, Fool’s...
Argentina Just Opened the Door: When AI Agents Gain Rights, They Can Take Your Job, Your Home, and Your Constitutional Protections
OK, so this is Saturn, not Cronus. But I’ve always loved this painting by Goya: Saturn Devouring His Son, c. 1880
Update, June 2026 — Argentina just cracked open the door this chapter warned about months ago. On June 4, 2026, President Jav...
The Jenga Job: How AI Will Dismantle Work One Task at a Time
AI pulls tasks out of jobs, making work unstable, like the game of Jenga. Produced with ChatGPT.
To understand what AI will do to your job, stop thinking about it as a philosophical question. Reframe it as a question about survival.
A job...
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William R. Dodson is an author and commentator. He writes the "Future Forwarded" substack, the through-line connecting yesterday's myths to today's decisions and tomorrow's outcomes.
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