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  "articleBody": "> They took the letters from me! I have to talk about *dwarf behavior* now. I can't even talk about dwarf AI. It doesn't exist. It's *dwarf behavior*, and they misbehave sometimes\n\n— [Tarn Adams](https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/dwarf-fortress-creator-says-the-industrys-in-shambles-over-ai-and-layoff-happy-ceos-everyone-i-know-their-bosses-are-slowly-getting-psychosis/), co-creator of Dwarf Fortress\n\nPosted [1st September 2026](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/1/) at 5:01 pm\n\n## Recent articles\n\n- [Claude's new system prompt really doesn't want to reproduce song lyrics](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/2/claudes-new-system-prompt/) - 2nd September 2026\n- [Claude Fable 5.1 made me a really nice animated pelican](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/1/claude-fable-5-1/) - 1st September 2026\n- [Understanding ChatGPT Work](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Aug/30/understanding-chatgpt-work/) - 30th August 2026\n\nThis is a **quotation** collected by Simon Willison, posted on [1st September 2026](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/1/).\n\n[game-design 22](https://simonwillison.net/tags/game-design/) [ai 2,214](https://simonwillison.net/tags/ai/)\n",
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  "content_html": "<blockquote>\n<p>They took the letters from me! I have to talk about <em>dwarf behavior</em> now. I can't even talk about dwarf AI. It doesn't exist. It's <em>dwarf behavior</em>, and they misbehave sometimes</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>— <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/dwarf-fortress-creator-says-the-industrys-in-shambles-over-ai-and-layoff-happy-ceos-everyone-i-know-their-bosses-are-slowly-getting-psychosis/\">Tarn Adams</a>, co-creator of Dwarf Fortress</p>\n<p>Posted <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/1/\">1st September 2026</a> at 5:01 pm</p>\n<h2>Recent articles</h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/2/claudes-new-system-prompt/\">Claude's new system prompt really doesn't want to reproduce song lyrics</a> - 2nd September 2026</li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/1/claude-fable-5-1/\">Claude Fable 5.1 made me a really nice animated pelican</a> - 1st September 2026</li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://simonwillison.net/2026/Aug/30/understanding-chatgpt-work/\">Understanding ChatGPT Work</a> - 30th August 2026</li>\n</ul>\n<p>This is a <strong>quotation</strong> collected by Simon Willison, posted on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/1/\">1st September 2026</a>.</p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://simonwillison.net/tags/game-design/\">game-design 22</a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://simonwillison.net/tags/ai/\">ai 2,214</a></p>\n",
  "content_markdown": "> They took the letters from me! I have to talk about *dwarf behavior* now. I can't even talk about dwarf AI. It doesn't exist. It's *dwarf behavior*, and they misbehave sometimes\n\n— [Tarn Adams](https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/dwarf-fortress-creator-says-the-industrys-in-shambles-over-ai-and-layoff-happy-ceos-everyone-i-know-their-bosses-are-slowly-getting-psychosis/), co-creator of Dwarf Fortress\n\nPosted [1st September 2026](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/1/) at 5:01 pm\n\n## Recent articles\n\n- [Claude's new system prompt really doesn't want to reproduce song lyrics](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/2/claudes-new-system-prompt/) - 2nd September 2026\n- [Claude Fable 5.1 made me a really nice animated pelican](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/1/claude-fable-5-1/) - 1st September 2026\n- [Understanding ChatGPT Work](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Aug/30/understanding-chatgpt-work/) - 30th August 2026\n\nThis is a **quotation** collected by Simon Willison, posted on [1st September 2026](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/1/).\n\n[game-design 22](https://simonwillison.net/tags/game-design/) [ai 2,214](https://simonwillison.net/tags/ai/)\n",
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