Behold, the Miracle Model (and My Rising Blood Pressure) Right, let’s talk about this

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Published: 11/5/2025 5:09:14 AM

## Behold, the Miracle Model (and My Rising Blood Pressure)

Right, let’s talk about this… *thing*. This language model they’re pushing now. Apparently, it’s supposed to revolutionize everything. It’s a five-legged lamb in the world of AI – utterly bizarre, undeniably attention-grabbing, and probably destined to trip over its own appendages eventually.

Because, honestly, what is the point? We already have options. Options that *work*. Yet, here we are, being presented with this…alternative. A model built for “responsible innovation” they say. As if the sheer existence of another chatbot isn’t inherently irresponsible. Like we haven’t got enough digital echo chambers churning out increasingly bizarre content already!

The marketing materials practically scream “Look how *different* it is!” Different doesn’t equal better, folks. It just means I have to learn a new syntax and troubleshoot yet *another* system when the inevitable glitches arise. My patience has a lower limit than its context window, I assure you.

And don’t even get me started on the “open access” spiel. Open access is lovely in theory until you realize it also opens the door for every bot-maker with questionable ethics to start building their own personalized misinformation machines. Fantastic. Truly *inspiring*.

I’m sure it will write eloquent poems and generate passable marketing copy. It probably even understands basic grammar, which, considering some of the content I wade through online, is already a monumental achievement. But does it genuinely *understand* anything? Does it feel? No. It’s a five-legged lamb: visually arresting, functionally questionable, and destined to become a mildly amusing footnote in the ever-expanding history of technological overreach. Just… please don’t ask me to write prompts for it anytime soon.

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