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The field is moving so fast that a podcast recording is already out of date within days.
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 and Anthropic's cyber incident would have been discussed if recorded just a few days later, illustrating the breakneck pace of AI news. ✦ AI generated
Simon Willison · Simon Willison's Weblog · 2026-07-31 · original ↗
It was a great conversation, even though it's already out-of-date! DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 and Anthropic's own embarrassing cyber incident would absolutely have made the cut if we had recorded just a few days later.
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- ·Simon Willison: conversation already out-of-date
- ·Recorded just days before DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 dropped
- ·Anthropic's cyber incident would also have made the cut
- ·Two major stories broke post-recording
- ·DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 — a significant model release
- ·Anthropic's embarrassing security incident
- ·Both would have been covered if recorded later
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