What's Next for AI?

Short summary

Senior developer reflects on AI's rapid evolution and growing uncertainty about future access. As token costs rise and cheaper alternatives proliferate, government embargoes restrict top-tier models to select organizations, raising the question: will advanced AI remain public or become a strategic resource reserved for the few?

• •AI progressed from GPT-3.5 to GPT-5.6 in under 4 years, fundamentally shifting developer workflows and career security
• •Rising token costs and new embargoes (Mythos, Fable, GPT-5.6) fragment market access by geography and organization type
• •Career uncertainty deepens: elite AI may transition from public commodity to restricted asset, reshaping developer value propositions

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