## Behold! A Large, Scaly Disappointment
Seriously? *Another* language model? Are we all just supposed to collectively nod and murmur about how groundbreaking this new iteration is while quietly weeping into our keyboards? Apparently, a fresh batch of text-generating algorithms has been unleashed upon the world, boasting impressive parameters and promising… what exactly? More convincingly bland prose? Another tool for churning out SEO-optimized listicles no one asked for?
The marketing materials are positively *thrilling*. “State-of-the-art!” they proclaim. “Revolutionary!” I’m sure it’s a marvel of engineering, I truly am! But you know what’s also a marvel of engineering? A properly functioning dishwasher. And at least that does something genuinely useful – cleans dishes. This… this *thing* generates text. We already have a whole internet filled with that.
It’s supposed to be open-source, which is just delightful. More people contributing to the endless sprawl of digital content! Just what we needed! Now everyone can generate their own personalized torrent of vaguely coherent sentences about cats wearing hats or the best way to boil an egg. Progress!
I’m not saying it’s *bad*. I simply find the whole situation profoundly… predictable. We’re caught in a loop of iterative improvement, polishing and refining something that ultimately serves to distract us from real problems. Like, you know, climate change or the persistent lack of good chocolate chip cookies at my local bakery.
It’s all so… earnest. So desperately trying to impress. Just like someone meticulously arranging pool furniture before a rogue alligator decides it’s a perfectly acceptable swimming spot and ruins everything. That’s pretty much this whole situation, isn’t it? A beautifully orchestrated presentation, destined to be upended by the unexpected intrusion of something… wild.
