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I had a few days of preview access, which was long enough to put together a plugin for LLM. You can try the model out in the terminal like this: uv tool inst
by simonw 4mo ago
I had a few days of preview access, which was long enough to put together a plugin for LLM. You can try the model out in the terminal like this:
uv tool install llm
llm install llm-meta-ai
llm keys set meta-ai
# paste API key here
llm -m meta-ai/muse-spark-1.1 "Generate an SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle"
Here's the result: https://tools.simonwillison.net/markdown-svg-renderer#url=https%3A%2F%2Fgist.github.com%2Fsimonw%2F4117330e4110279a172ed4876057816d https://tools.simonwillison.net/markdown-svg-renderer#url=ht...
For comparison, here's the pelican I got from Muse Spark 1: https://simonwillison.net/2026/Apr/8/muse-spark/ https://simonwillison.net/2026/Apr/8/muse-spark/
- edcrfv 4mo agoHow do you find the time to “preview” so many models? It’s been a crazy time recently with the model releases. Does it ever feel like a chore?
- gavinray 4mo agoHis primary interest nowadays is LLM's. Unsure if he gets paid for it, but he seems to take it as a dayjob.
- simonw 4mo agoMy blog genuinely is a day job now, I make enough from the (unobtrusive, cookie-free) sponsorship banner that I no longer regret not having a proper software engineering job.
- owebmaster 4mo ago[flagged]
- pheaded_while9 4mo agoI see you're being blammed. "They hated him because he spoke the truth." Just because this online character is from your alma mater website doesn't mean he's not cynically and shamelessly self-promoting.
- signatoremo 4mo agoWho are "us"? Maybe you can set up a simonw-free forum and bring your like minded over there?
- freedomben 4mo agoSome of us really like simonw's analysis, personality, and transparency. Just because you don't like it doesn't make it "spam"
- owebmaster 4mo agoHe plainly stated that he's spamming HN. The fact that you like the content doesn't change that
- freedomben 4mo agolink? I don't see it on this page but it's a big thread and may have missed it.
- brazukadev 4mo ago> My blog genuinely is a day job now, I make enough from the (unobtrusive, cookie-free) sponsorship banner Posting his links and engaging in the discussions is his main job. This is spam, even if you like it - because most people don't want to see one person posting their links on every AI discussion, ranked at the top just because among hundreds of thousands of people reading HN, some thousands are not annoyed by seeing his blog links in every post.
- mdp2021 4mo agoDoes he provide content of value? If so, it ain't spam.
- owebmaster 4mo agoThat's not how it works (for most people). Lots of brilliant HN users are moderated when they post 1/100 of the links that simonw is allowed to post.
- nsonha 4mo agoThe corect term is being a tech influencer and even if you say it with a bad connotation it's completely different than spamming which is low/no effort posting and most of the times selling something. If having a job makes you unable to use basic English, then it's time to take a break like he does maybe.
- simonw 4mo agoIt does feel like a chore in weeks like this one where there are new models landing every day. I'm also increasingly worried that I'm not providing enough value in my model reviews. It's really hard to get a useful and credible idea for the strengths of the new models.
- sebzim4500 4mo agoPlease don't listen to those miserable people, I find your posts really interesting
- quantumwoke 4mo agoIt's his job, and this is advertising (he is very good at native advertising on HN).
- owebmaster 4mo agoYes, this. It's annoying and the moderation should stop giving him a free pass
- deleted 4mo ago[deleted]
- axiom92 4mo agoWhat do you think about Grok 4.5 in comparison to Muse Spark 1.1?