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# scosman/pelicans_riding_bicycles Source: [https://simonwillison.net/2026/Apr/21/scosman/](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Apr/21/scosman/) This is a**link post**by Simon Willison, posted on[21st April 2026](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Apr/21/)\. [ai1971](https://simonwillison.net/tags/ai/)[generative\-ai1748](https://simonwillison.net/tags/generative-ai/)[llms1715](https://simonwillison.net/tags/llms/)[training\-data62](https://simonwillison.net/tags/training-data/)[pelican\-riding\-a\-bicycle107](https://simonwillison.net/tags/pelican-riding-a-bicycle/) ### Monthly briefing Sponsor me for**$10/month**and get a curated email digest of the month's most important LLM developments\. Pay me to send you less\! [Sponsor & subscribe](https://github.com/sponsors/simonw/)

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