https://macworks.dev/tags/janky-licenses/Recent content in Janky-Licenses on MacWorksHugoenhttps://macworks.dev/docs/today/simonwillison-2026-07-27/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://macworks.dev/docs/today/simonwillison-2026-07-27/<h1 id="simon-willison--2026-07-27">Simon Willison — 2026-07-27<a class="anchor" href="#simon-willison--2026-07-27">#</a></h1> <h2 id="highlight">Highlight<a class="anchor" href="#highlight">#</a></h2> <p>Today&rsquo;s most notable takeaway is Simon&rsquo;s commentary on the messy industry transition from standard chat-based LLMs to agentic systems that can directly operate our computers. His breakdown of the spectacularly confusing naming conventions across ChatGPT and Claude&rsquo;s desktop agent modes is a highly practical read for developers trying to navigate these new local execution environments.</p> <h2 id="posts">Posts<a class="anchor" href="#posts">#</a></h2> <p><strong><a href="https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jul/27/an-opinionated-guide-to-which-ai-to-use-to-do-stuff/#atom-everything">An opinionated guide to which AI to use to do stuff</a></strong> Simon reviews Ethan Mollick&rsquo;s updated AI guide, noting a massive shift over the past year from standard chat interfaces to agentic systems capable of executing hours of real work. He highlights how Google&rsquo;s Gemini has fallen off the recommended list because tools like Gemini Spark remain unproven, while ChatGPT and Claude are pushing forward with powerful—yet confusingly named—desktop control modes like &ldquo;Codex&rdquo; and &ldquo;Cowork&rdquo;. For those using these tools daily, Simon shares a brilliant tip: switching the ChatGPT mobile app to &ldquo;Work&rdquo; mode removes the internet restrictions from its Code Interpreter container.</p>