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On October 24, 2026, Simon Willison published "2026 in LLMs (so far)," laying out a timeline of the important developments in LLMs and Agents from the start of 2026 to date. The article notes that Coding Agents saw explosive growth at the end of last year, that the OpenClaw wave in early this year brought personal Agents into the spotlight, and that models such as Fable and Mythos subsequently sparked discussion, while Agent security issues also gradually came to light. Drawing on his own development experience, Simon Willison points out that no matter how capable Agents become, task definition and result verification still require human oversight, and that engineering experience remains valuable in the era of AI Coding. The article is currently published by the Tencent Cloud Developer Community, and there are no other reports of subsequent developments.
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Simon Willison reviews 2026 progress in LLMs and Agents
In "2026 in LLMs (so far)," Simon Willison lays out, in chronological order, the important progress in LLMs and Agents from the start of 2026 to now: Coding Agents grew explosively at the end of last year; in early this year, the OpenClaw wave brought personal Agents into the spotlight; afterward, models such as Fable and Mythos sparked discussion, and Agent security issues gradually came to light. Drawing on his own development experience, the author points out that no matter how capable Agents become, task definition and result verification still require human oversight, and engineering experience remains valuable in the age of AI Coding.