What Simon Willison thinks about innovation
Co-creator of Django and creator of Datasette; writes daily at simonwillison.net.
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1 dated position, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Simon Willison has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Our readingFierce competition means the best AI model in the world gets knocked off the top spot quickly.
Their wordsWhen you release the best model in the world, it’s going get knocked off that pedestal pretty quickly. The competition is so fierce that you won’t get a long time at the top