Ep 6 - Simon Willison - Creator, Datasette

Hosts Eamon McErlean and Joe Devon interview Simon Willison, the creator of Datasette, an open source tool for exploring and publishing data. -- OUTLINE: 00:00 Opening Teaser 00:36 Introduction 01:35 Working On Django 04:35 Future of Generative AI & Accessibility 07:23 Latest Tools & Models (Google Gemini Flash 2.0, Open AI, Video Streaming APIs, Amazon Nova) 11:39 Frontrunners of AI? 14:48 Daily Tools 19:14 LLM Command Line Tool 22:10 Using LLM For Alt Text For Images 24:58 Making LLM More Accessible 32:36 Will AI Replace Jobs? 39:50 The Dangers of AI 43:13 Launching Django 46:52 Datasette Open Source Tool 51:29 Developers Working With The Accessibility Community 57:34 Using NotebookLM To Prepare For This Podcast 1:00:43 Wrap Up -- TRANSCRIPT: Click the 'Transcript' button at the bottom of this description to review the transcript. -- EPISODE LINKS: Datasette https://datasette.io The Book on Accessibility by Charlie Triplett https://www.thebookonaccessibility.com Accessibility Acceptance Criteria https://www.magentaa11y.com NotebookLM https://notebooklm.google Simon Willison's Blog https://simonwillison.net Simon Willison's Social Media https://x.com/simonw https://bsky.app/profile/simonwilliso... -- PODCAST INFO: Podcast Website: https://accessibility-and-gen-ai.simp... Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/46eflnv Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4eEwo3j... RSS: https://feeds.simplecast.com/nCrQiw1t LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/a11ygenai -- About Accessibility and Gen AI Podcast The Accessibility and Gen AI Podcast features interviews with the news makers and thought leaders in the world of Accessibility and Artificial Intelligence. Hosted by Eamon McErlean and Joe Devon. Eamon McErlean is the VP & Global Head of Digital Accessibility and Globalization at ServiceNow. Joe Devon is the co-founder of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) and Chair of the GAAD Foundation.