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Simon Willison's blog post links to Google's PaliGemma model, an openly licensed Vision Language Model (VLM) that can identify and outline objects in an image. via @simonw

Google Search will be replacing their traditional website links with AI-generated answers, a change that some believe prioritizes keeping users on Google's platform. via kottke.org

This interview features artist Angie Wang, who discusses her creative process, AI in art, and the existential questions her work explores. via Nautilus.

Jason Kottke thinks this Vox article about "third places" — social spaces beyond work and home — is good and readers share their own experiences with third places in the comments. via kottke.org

Dave Kellogg explores how a company's strategic thinking is shaped by "primary beliefs," using examples to illustrate how these beliefs can drive growth. via Kellblog

Coding professors are shifting teaching emphasis from syntax to higher-level skills with the help of AI. via kottke.org