Will Vincent

Another blog post (and video) as my brain warms up from the holiday break. This one on Model Collapse, something I can't stop thinking about these days.

Will Vincent

Is AI Model Collapse Inevitable? - Will Vincent

A look at the canary in the coal mine when it comes to human-generated training data for modern Large Language Models.

I posted on the Django Forum about the impact of LLMs on web traffic and related sponsorship options. Seems the appropriate place for a convo but linking here:

Django Forum

Are LLMs decimating web traffic and sponsorship options??

See link via Simon Willison and the comment from Adam Wathanof Tailwind CSS. “Traffic to our docs is down about 40% from early 2023 despite Tail...

"Is “People aren’t paying attention” just a dressed-up version of “People aren’t paying attention to me? The suspicion that all this is élite anxiety in the face of a democratizing mediascape deepens when you consider what the attentionistas want people to focus on. ...When someone calls for audiences to be more patient, I instinctively think, Alternatively, you could be less boring." An excellent piece by Daniel Immerwahr from last year.

The New Yorker

What if the Attention Crisis Is All a Distraction?

From the pianoforte to the smartphone, each wave of tech has sparked fears of brain rot. But the problem isn’t our ability to focus—it’s what...

Ok, that's another CFP filed away, this one for DjangoCon US 2026!

DjangoCon US 2026 :: pretalx

If you're on the fence, just submit and see what happens. Or read Drew's post for inspiration:

Drew Winstel

Last year, I wrote some suggestions on my personal blog. As I’m no longer the Program Chair, I’m doing the same this year.So, here’s a rough ...

A quick post on some fun I had redesigning (again) my personal website using an AI agent.

Will Vincent

New Year, New Website Design - Will Vincent

Why I redesigned this website with AI.

We all need fun projects to hack on that have some meaning, but not so much that we could truly mess things up!

Shout out to this 4-part series by Rutger Bregman on the BBC. The last mini-lecture is on "Fighting for Humanity in the Age of the Machine." Interesting stuff....

I wrote up my 2025 year in review 🎉

Will Vincent

Year in Review (2025) - Will Vincent

An annual recap of the year and looking forward to 2026.