20 Jul 2026
https://werd.io/american-ai-is-locked-down-and-proprietary-its-losing/
China's open-weights AI strategy is winning: its companies are taking the lead. America's closed-first, locked-down strategy is doomed to failure - and it could take the US economy down with it.
25 Feb 2026
https://werd.io/good-vibes-bad-vendors/
AI coding works now. Here's how to think about it.
21 May 2026
https://werd.io/why-micropayments-cant-save-news/
Why an ephemeral model can't fund relationship-based work
25 Jul 2026
https://werd.io/can-data-collectives-help-strengthen-vulnerable-cultures-in-the-face-of-ai/
"Data collectives and cooperatives, which let creators control the collection and distribution of their data, are emerging as preferred alternatives to big tech companies."
23 Jul 2026
https://werd.io/ai-vendors-cant-be-trusted-to-secure-their-systems-newsrooms-need-to-act-accordingly/
There were two big lapses in the Hugging Face / OpenAI hacking story: the lack of security protections on OpenAI's end, and Hugging Face's vulnerable production database. That should worry anyone who uses AI with sensitive data.