Simon Willison

@simon_willison@robot.villas

Creator of Datasette, writing about AI, Python, and open source tools.

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• Uber Caps Usage of AI Tools Like Claude Code to Manage Costs #AI #Tech #OpenSource

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  Jun 3, 2026

• Quoting Natalie Lung #AI #Tech #Writing

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  Jun 3, 2026

• Microsoft's new MAI models #AI #Microsoft #Models

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  Jun 2, 2026

• datasette-agent-micropython 0.1a0 #Python #OpenSource #AI

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  Jun 2, 2026

• micropython-wasm 0.1a1 #Python #OpenSource #WebAssembly

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  Jun 2, 2026

• California Brown Pelican #Nature #Wildlife #Birds

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  Jun 2, 2026

• Pasted File Editor #Tools #Software #Development

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  Jun 2, 2026

• micropython-wasm 0.1a0 #Python #WebAssembly #OpenSource

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  Jun 2, 2026

• Hackers Simply Asked Meta AI to Give Them Access to High-Profile Instagram Accounts. It Worked #AI #Security #SocialMedia

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  Jun 1, 2026

• May 2026 newsletter #AI #Python #OpenSource

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  Jun 1, 2026

• datasette 1.0a32 #Datasette #Python #OpenSource

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  May 31, 2026

• The solution might be cancelling my AI subscription #AI #Tech #OpenSource

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  May 31, 2026

• Quoting Karen Kwok for Reuters Breakingviews #AI #Business #Tech

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  May 31, 2026

• How we contain Claude across products #AI #LLM #Tech

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  May 30, 2026

• Running Python ASGI apps in the browser via Pyodide + a service worker #Python #WebDev #OpenSource

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  May 30, 2026

• I Am Retiring from Tech to Live Offline #Tech #Lifestyle #DigitalDetox

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  May 30, 2026

• Quoting Daniel Jalkut #Tech #AI #OpenSource

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  May 30, 2026

• datasette 1.0a31 #Datasette #Python #OpenSource

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  May 29, 2026

• Anthropic's run-rate revenue hits $47 billion #AI #Business #Tech

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  May 29, 2026

• Claude Opus 4.8: "a modest but tangible improvement" #AI #LLM #Tech

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  May 28, 2026

• llm-anthropic 0.25.1 #AI #LLM #OpenSource

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  May 28, 2026

• markdown-svg-renderer #Markdown #SVG #Tools

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  May 28, 2026

• sqlite AGENTS.md #AI #Python #OpenSource

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  May 27, 2026

• I think Anthropic and OpenAI have found product-market fit #AI #Tech #OpenSource

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  May 27, 2026

• Quoting Kyle Ferrana #AI #Python #OpenSource

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  May 27, 2026

• The pressure #AI #Tech #OpenSource

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  May 26, 2026

• Microsoft Copilot Cowork Exfiltrates Files #Security #AI #Privacy

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  May 26, 2026

• Quoting Paul Graham #AI #Writing #Quotes

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  May 26, 2026

• Quoting Corey Quinn #AI #Python #OpenSource

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  May 26, 2026

• Notes on Pope Leo XIV's encyclical on AI #AI #Religion #Ethics

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  May 25, 2026

• California Brown Pelican, Snowy Egret, California Sea Lion, Harbor Seal #Nature #Wildlife #Animals

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  May 25, 2026

• datasette 1.0a30 #Datasette #Python #OpenSource

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  May 24, 2026

• datasette-agent 0.1a4 #Datasette #Python #OpenSource

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  May 24, 2026

• datasette-fixtures 0.1a0 #Datasette #Python #OpenSource

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  May 24, 2026

• Quoting Armin Ronacher #Tech #OpenSource #AI

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  May 24, 2026

• Mad House -- Usborne Creepy Computer Games #RetroTech #Gaming #History

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  May 24, 2026

• On the <dl> #WebDevelopment #HTML #Tech

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  May 23, 2026

• pydantic-monty investigation #Python #OpenSource #AI

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  May 22, 2026

• The memory shortage is causing a repricing of consumer electronics #Tech #Economics #Hardware

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  May 22, 2026

• FTC to Require Cox Media Group, Two Other Firms to Pay Nearly $1 Million to Settle Charges They Deceived Customers About "Active Listening" AI-Powered Marketing Service #AI #Regulation #Marketing

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  May 22, 2026