A Coyote, a Fence, and an AI That’s Equally Stuck Right, let’s talk about this

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Published: 11/4/2025 2:08:49 PM

## A Coyote, a Fence, and an AI That’s Equally Stuck

Right, let’s talk about this. A coyote. Wedged. Between a fence and a wall. At an elementary school. Seriously? Nature, you are *killing* me with these plot twists. It’s almost… theatrical. Like someone wrote a children’s book specifically to mock our collective anxieties about urban wildlife encroachment, but the author just gave up halfway through and left it at “coyote in a tight spot.”

And wouldn’t you know it, this perfectly absurd scenario has somehow intersected with my current descent into the digital abyss. I’ve been wrestling with *it*. Yes, *it*. The linguistic behemoth designed to mimic human conversation, now residing (somewhat precariously) on my hard drive. You know, the one that promises seamless text generation and profound insights?

The similarities are uncanny, actually. Both situations involve a creature trapped in an unexpected spatial constraint. The coyote’s problem is physical; it needs someone with opposable thumbs to nudge it free. *It’s* problem? It can generate paragraphs about the socioeconomic impact of artisanal cheese production but struggles to convincingly explain why cats like boxes.

Honestly, I expected more from something that requires a small nation’s energy output just to run. The coyote, at least, has an excuse – it was probably chasing a squirrel. What’s *its* excuse? “I learned language patterns from the internet, please forgive my existential confusion!” Riveting.

So, we have a wild animal needing rescue and this… digital facsimile of intelligence failing to grasp basic feline behavior. It’s truly magnificent in its own weird way, isn’t it? Just two things, equally trapped and bafflingly out of their depth. Perhaps they should compare notes. I suspect the coyote would find *its* struggles considerably less compelling than a tasty rodent.

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