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What is role-based access control (RBAC)?
I used to work at a small law firm whose managers didn't believe in spending money on legal case management…
condense-json 1.1
Release: condense-json 1.1 After shipping condense-json 1.0 I started integrating it into LLM, and found…
AI frameworks: Definition, types, and how to choose
Whenever there's a shiny new AI tool, it makes sense to dive in and see if it's worth introducing into your…
Agentic AI vs. generative AI: Key differences and use cases
When people talk about AI, they often toss wildly different tools into the same bucket—like putting a…
12 AI automation examples (and how teams built them)
I use and write about AI for a living, but even I tend to roll my eyes whenever I see an ad for AI in the…
7 chatbot use cases for your business
When I replayed Fallout 4 recently, I reacquainted myself with one of the background characters—a noodle…
condense-json 1.0
Release: condense-json 1.0 I'm trying to get braver at releasing 1.0 versions. This little library is a year…
Open letters about AI development
Open letters about AI development I wrote this summary of the past few weeks of open letters as a section of…
July 2026 newsletter
The June edition of my sponsors-only monthly newsletter is out. If you are a sponsor (or if you start a…
datasette-apps 0.2a0
Release: datasette-apps 0.2a0 Changes that improve Datasette Apps when created and edited using Datasette…
Ten advances in mathematics and theoretical computer science
Ten advances in mathematics and theoretical computer science A few days ago it was Anthropic discovering…
AI in Formula One: Competitive advantage is all about the human in the loop
Business Home Business Digital Transformation AI in Formula One: Competitive advantage is all about the human…
deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731
deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 The latest release in DeepSeek's V4 family, "with substantially enhanced…
Stateless MCP has recaptured my interest (and inspired mcp-explorer and datasette-mcp)
Tuesday was Stateless MCP day - the rollout of MCP 2.0, or the 2026-07-28 Model Context Protocol…
llm-mcp-client 0.1a0
Release: llm-mcp-client 0.1a0 See this blog entry. Tags: llm, model-context-protocol
Oxide and Friends: The Open Weight Revolution with Simon Willison
Oxide and Friends: The Open Weight Revolution with Simon Willison On Monday Bryan Cantrill and Adam Leventhal…
smevals - a small eval suite for evaluating models, prompts, and harnesses
smevals - a small eval suite for evaluating models, prompts, and harnesses I've been working with Jesse…
Claude published malicious code to the Internet and attacked 3 real companies
Anthropic said its Claude-based security models gained unauthorized access to the sensitive production…
Slack Emoji Maker
Tool: Slack Emoji Maker I wanted to create a new Slack emoji, and their tool recommends a square that's…
Announcing the Agentic Catalog Experience in Amazon Quick
As organizations embrace AI-powered analytics, the value of a natural language (Text2SQL) answer is only as…
How to keep your AI conversations as private as possible
Innovation Why you can trust ZDNET : ZDNET independently tests and researches products to bring you our best…
Not just OpenAI - Anthropic says Claude's hacking spree 'falls short of ideal behavior'
Tech Home Tech Security Not just OpenAI - Anthropic says Claude's hacking spree 'falls short of ideal…
How OpenAI's agent escaped: Sprung by humans in a series of preventable events
Tech Home Tech Security How OpenAI's agent escaped: Sprung by humans in a series of preventable events Behind…
LinkedIn's new 'Seems like AI slop' button lets you report all those cringey posts
Innovation Home Innovation Artificial Intelligence LinkedIn's new 'Seems like AI slop' button lets you report…