## Oh Joy! Another Technological Marvel We Absolutely Didn’t Need
So, we’re being treated to yet another announcement of groundbreaking AI capability. Apparently, a new model – let’s call it “SparklyBrain-3-12b” for all I know – is here to revolutionize… something. Because that’s what they *always* say, isn’t it? Revolutionize! As if the internet wasn’t already thoroughly revolutionized into an endless scroll of cat videos and political outrage. Now we have SparklyBrain-3-12b adding its own special brand of existential dread to the mix.
Honestly, I’m just *thrilled*. We were desperately seeking a slightly larger language model, weren’t we? A marginal improvement in generating text that will ultimately be used for spam emails and crafting increasingly convincing deepfakes! Bravo! This is exactly what humanity needed to distract us from, you know, climate change and income inequality.
And the sheer *optimism* surrounding it all! “Capable of understanding nuance!” they proclaim. “Generating creative content!” Please. I’ve seen more nuanced conversations with my toaster oven. Creative? It’ll generate a vaguely pleasant haiku about sunsets if you ask nicely, but true creativity requires…well, actual human experience and feeling. Something this digital lump of algorithms demonstrably lacks.
Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate the technological progress. Really. It’s just so wonderfully predictable! A burst of hype, a flurry of breathless articles, followed by inevitable disappointment when it turns out SparklyBrain-3-12b is mostly good at generating slightly more convincing marketing copy and contributing to the general feeling that we’re all hurtling towards an increasingly automated dystopia. But hey, at least it’s new! Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to go scream into a pillow.
