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Simon Willison shares October newsletter on AI, security, and Python

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Simon Willison released his October sponsors-only newsletter, covering topics such as the inflection point for vibe game development, the growing vulnerability apocalypse, and LLM releases. The newsletter also details API credits for higher-tier subscriptions and current software usage. Recent articles by Willison include discussions on the U.S. Census Bureau and "Super Intelligence," and the evolution of Python versions. AI

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  1. Simon Willison TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    October sponsors-only newsletter

    <p>I sent out the October edition of my <a href="https://github.com/sponsors/simonw/">sponsors-only monthly newsletter</a>. If you are a sponsor (or start a sponsorship now) you can <a href="https://github.com/simonw-private/monthly/blob/main/2026-10-october.md">access it here</a…

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