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blibble • yesterday at 3:52 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

Simon Willison claims to be an "Independent AI researcher"[1]:

but then at the top of this article:

> Sponsored by: Teleport — Secure, Govern, and Operate AI at Engineering Scale. Learn more

not exactly a coherent narrative, is it?

[1]: https://bsky.app/profile/simonwillison.net

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simonw • yesterday at 4:00 PM

I wrote a little note about that here - it even opens with "I value my credibility as an independent voice" https://simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/19/sponsorship/

I get (incorrectly) accused of writing undisclosed sponsored content pretty often, so I'm actually hoping that the visible sponsor banner will help people resist that temptation because they can see that the sponsorship is visible, not hidden.

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4opuop • yesterday at 7:38 PM

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