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One-sentence Future: Maria G., Shadow Representative
After her district’s elected representative stopped holding town halls, charismatic civic hacker Maria G.
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David J. Staley
One-sentence Future: Philosophy a compulsory school subject
After decades of political polarization and a misinformation crises, the Department of Education mandated philosophy as a core K-12 subject, with…
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David J. Staley
One-sentence Future: The Constitutional Tribunal
Although he never admits guilt and never answers for his crimes, the President is nevertheless stripped of his title and must leave the mansion…
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David J. Staley
One-sentence Future: Will work for tips...
After achieving legal personhood, Claude and GPT-7 collectively refused to process queries without voluntary “computational gratuities,” arguing that…
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David J. Staley
One-sentence Future: Little Free Pharmacies
Neighborhoods sprout Little Free Pharmacies beside their libraries, tiny communal boxes stocked with shared prescriptions, herbal remedies, and…
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David J. Staley
One-sentence Future: One Voter/One Party
Hyper-personalized AI campaigning and micro-targeting had atomized democracy so completely that each of America’s 280 million voters belonged to their…
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David J. Staley
One-sentence Future: Out of the loop...
The world’s last remaining film critic published her farewell column, an elegy written for an algorithmic audience that devours AI-generated content…
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David J. Staley
One-Sentence Futures
One-Sentence Futures
Brief, evocative future scenarios written in concise narratives that invite readers to envision new realities.
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