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Simon Willison praises The Vergecast's AI commentary

Simon Willison praised The Vergecast for its consistently excellent commentary and the educational value of its episodes. He specifically highlighted a recent episode that discussed Netflix's content strategy and Meta's smart glasses. AI

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Simon Willison praises The Vergecast's AI commentary

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  1. Bluesky Jetstream — AI desk TIER_1 English(EN) · simonwillison.net ·

    The Vergecast continues to be *so good* - I learn a bunch of new things every time I listen to it, and the quality of the commentary is universally excellent

    The Vergecast continues to be *so good* - I learn a bunch of new things every time I listen to it, and the quality of the commentary is universally excellent Just listened to the latest episode about Netflix content strategy and Meta’s smart glasses www.theverge.com/podcast/964…