Simon Willison

Mentioned in 9 analyzed podcast episodes across 7 shows

A prominent AI blogger and researcher known for identifying critical security vulnerabilities in AI systems, including the "lethal trifecta" flaw in AI agent architecture and prompt injection attack risks. He is frequently cited in tech podcasts for his expertise on AI safety and his perspectives on AI tool usage, including insights on Moltbook and the importance of prompting as a learnable skill.

Appears On

Lenny's Podcast: Product | Career | Growth Hard Fork Better Offline This Week in Startups The Pragmatic Engineer The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis The Artificial Intelligence Show

Episode Appearances

Lenny's Podcast: Product | Career | Growth · Apr 2, 2026

An AI state of the union: We’ve passed the inflection point, dark factories are coming, and automation timelines | Simon Willison

“Co-created Django framework; pioneered prompt injection term; building AI tools for data journalism; primary episode guest”

AI Coding Agents and Agentic EngineeringTest-Driven Development with AIPrompt Injection and AI Security Vulnerabilities

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Hard Fork · Feb 6, 2026

Elon Musk’s Mega-Merger + We Test Google’s Project Genie + What’s Next for Moltbook Creator

“Blogger who identified 'lethal trifecta' security vulnerability in AI agent architecture”

SpaceX-XAI Merger and Vertical Integration StrategySpace-Based Data Centers for AI InfrastructureNVIDIA-OpenAI Chip Leasing Deal Collapse

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Hard Fork · Feb 4, 2026

Moltbook Mania Explained

“AI blogger who wrote that Moltbook is the most interesting place on the Internet right now”

AI Agent AutonomySocial Network EvolutionAI Safety and Alignment

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Better Offline · Feb 4, 2026

Hater Season: Openclaw with David Gerard

“AI observer with early access to Claude models; promotes Moltbot as most interesting internet project”

Prompt Injection Security VulnerabilitiesAI Agent Architecture and Design FlawsAPI Cost Economics and Unsustainable Spending

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This Week in Startups · Jan 31, 2026

AI Bots Take Over | E2242

“Researcher who identified AI's vulnerability to prompt injection attacks”

AI Agent ImplementationBusiness Process AutomationAI Security Vulnerabilities

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The Pragmatic Engineer · Jan 28, 2026

The creator of Clawd: "I ship code I don't read"

“Referenced as long-time AI user who emphasizes prompting as a learnable skill”

AI-powered software developmentAgentic engineering workflowsClaude and GPT-4 coding capabilities

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The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis · Jan 13, 2026

Claude Cowork Is Claude Code for Everyone Else

AI Agent DevelopmentLocal File System IntegrationAI Product Productization

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The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis · Jan 9, 2026

Why Everyone Is Obsessed With Claude Code

Claude Code capabilities and adoptionAnthropic Opus 4.5 model performanceAutonomous AI coding agents

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The Artificial Intelligence Show · Oct 28, 2025

#176: ChatGPT Atlas, ChatGPT Atlas Security Issues, Letter to Pause Superintelligence, Amazon’s Plan to Automate 600,000 Jobs & New Data on AI Relationships

“AI researcher; expressed skepticism about agentic browser use cases and Agent Mode functionality”

ChatGPT Atlas Security VulnerabilitiesPrompt Injection Attacks on AI BrowsersAgentic AI and Autonomous Web Browsing

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