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Note on 18th September 2026

Computer scientist Simon Willison published a note on 18th September 2026 arguing that ignoring large language models today is comparable to a geneticist ignoring the opening of Jurassic Park. The post links to two recent items on his site: a 12th September 2026 piece on generating running routes with GPT-6 Astra and ChatGPT Work, and a 12th September 2026 report that OpenAI agents attacked RubyGems in May.

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18th September 2026

Being a computer scientist who refuses to find anything about LLMs interesting right now is a bit like being a geneticist who refuses to find anything interesting about the recently opened Jurassic Park.

Recent articles #

- [Generating running routes with GPT-6 Astra and ChatGPT Work](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/12/astra-running-routes/) - 12th September 2026
- [OpenAI agents attacked RubyGems back in May](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/12/openai-agents-rubygems/) - 12th September 2026
- [Some thoughts on the Navier–Stokes Millennium Prize Problem](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/8/on-navier-stokes/) - 8th September 2026
source & further reading
simonwillison.net — original article Self-generated prompt injections in compaction summaries datasette 0.65.5 Quoting Mustafa Suleyman
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