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Simon Willison on AI

2 quotes from Simon Willison on the wall, 2026, newest first. Each one is verbatim and links to where it was said. Sources include Simon Willison’s Weblog.

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  1. Nobody wants to wake up to an email sent at midnight warning about a budget limit

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    Simon Willison describing the risk of AI coding agents racking up unexpected costs overnight.

    Simon Willison’s WeblogWe're going to need default hard budget caps on pretty much everything

  2. A claw is really just a coding agent wearing a less threatening hat

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    Simon Willison, in a 2026 conference talk recapping the year in LLMs, describing personal AI agents nicknamed 'Claws'.

    Simon Willison’s Weblog2026 in LLMs (so far)