Why would he push back? His whole schtick is to sell only AI hype. He’s not going to hurt his revenue.
That's a great way to tell on yourself that you've never read Simon's work.
I actually don't think this is true, and certainly of people who cover LLMs Simon Willison is one of the more critical and measured people.
If I sell only AI hype why do I keep telling people that many systems built on top of LLMs are inherently insecure? https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jun/16/the-lethal-trifecta/