Don't know what to tell you. I read through your blog quite often and it just...does not come across as fully unbiased. While I am sure you are putting in a lot of effort and genuinely want to be impartial, it just does not come across as such. Now, you are making another assumption here. You may think you are getting early access because you are a trusted independent voice. But think about the alternative possibility: Would it not be a very simple logic to conclude you are getting early access because it is a way to affect your writing subtly (you may not be even aware) and trigger some un-concious self-censoring? From the reader's perspective, this is kind of like that "embedded reporting" in war theaters since early 2000s that was applied for propaganda purposes in the past.

What would "unbiased" even mean for a blog like mine?

I don't particularly try to be unbiased because I don't think that's an achievable goal. What I aim for instead is honesty and truthfulness. I try very hard not to put false information out into the world, and when I do that I work hard to retract it - here's a recent example: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Oct/7/gemini-25-computer-use-...

I'm also take care to disclose things that could potentially influence my coverage, even if I don't personally think they influenced what I wrote.

What matters most to me is that I have an audience who finds me credible and trusts me not to mislead them, either accidentally or on purpose.

That's why I'm defensive against accusations of being a paid shill, which crop up on almost a weekly basis at this point.