simonwillison.net
Independent AI researcher, creator of datasette.io and llm.datasette.io, building open source tools for data journalism, writing about a lot of stuff at https://simonwillison.net/
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Staring back at me on pages 354/355 of Volume I of the Annotated Shakespeare was none other than...a young and bearded Sir Patrick Stewart, playing Touchstone in the 1968 Royal Shakespeare Company production of "As You Like It"! I was awed and knew that I had discovered something extraordinary! 6/10
Show PostKind of feel lost a little bit. Have a lot of skills that don’t matter much now. But on the other hand, a lot of gaps in knowledge and skills can be bridged easily now. Still have a lot of habits that I know need to hand off, but I cling to from comfort. And also limits on tokens don’t help
Show PostOne day I mean to write about what this has been like, starting from early 2025 when I wouldn't touch anything AI-related, up to today. The thing is, I've been afraid of being that honest about the shift in my thinking.
Show PostI started learning to program in 2002. I've been in tech since 2011. I struggle to describe the upheaval of this change. The thread quoted within barely does it justice. My entire job vanished in the last year, replaced by something new. Some days I feel like I'm flying. Other days, drowning.
Show PostTwo things are true: 1. Claims about AI capabilities are overblown 2. AI has completely revolutionized software development, and will do the same to many other fields I'm a software developer by trade. I'm going to attempt to explain what this revolution feels like "from the inside".
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