Simon Willison was a guest on Logan Kilpatrick's Google podcast. Topics covered: AI as a 'cyborg enhancement', the non-intuitive challenges of mastering LLM use, and the legitimate need for uncensored language models in fields like journalism.
Exploring AI's role in government: from sanctioned projects to unapproved staff use, and its creeping integration into everyday tools.
I don't think so. 🤷
impact on jobs and carbon emissions...
Open models achieved a lot in 2024, Luca from the AI Institute gives a good overview.
Notes and examples on regular expressions
A simple approach to modifying Python functions for better usability without altering their core behaviour.
Sharing a few lesser-known (but I liked them) things that I don't see other people talking about.
I need a space to think, learn, and work in public.