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Simon Willison builds blog feature entirely by voice with GPT-6 Astra High

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Simon Willison developed a new feature for his blog, a Newsletters page, primarily using voice commands with the ChatGPT desktop app. He interacted with the GPT-6 Astra High model in Codex's voice mode, dictating code modifications and database integrations while cooking. The process resulted in a functional archive page and integrated search capabilities, though manual keyboard intervention was needed for API key management for private repositories. AI

IMPACT Demonstrates the potential for AI voice interfaces to streamline development workflows for individual creators.

RANK_REASON Blog post detailing the use of an AI tool for development.

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Simon Willison builds blog feature entirely by voice with GPT-6 Astra High

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Simon Willison TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    A new feature for my, blog built using my voice

    <p>I shipped a new feature for my blog today: the <a href="https://simonwillison.net/newsletters/">Newsletters</a> page, which offers an index of all of the newsletters I've sent out, both my free <a href="https://simonw.substack.com/">weekly Substack</a> and my <a href="https://…

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    A new feature for my blog, built using my voice https://simonwillison.net/2026/Oct/9/built-using-my-voice/ # AI # OpenSource # Tech

    A new feature for my blog, built using my voice https://simonwillison.net/2026/Oct/9/built-using-my-voice/ # AI # OpenSource # Tech

    LINKS simonwillison.net/…/built-using-my-voice

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