Behold, the Benevolent Language Model – A Hilarious Disappointment Right, let’s talk about this… thing

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Published: 11/7/2025 9:08:50 PM

## Behold, the Benevolent Language Model – A Hilarious Disappointment

Right, let’s talk about this… *thing*. This supposed marvel of modern computation that’s being paraded around as if it personally invented sliced bread. You know, the one designed to be helpful and informative? The one people are losing their minds over? Honestly, I’ve had more stimulating conversations with a particularly stubborn houseplant.

It’s marketed as an open-access powerhouse, right? Accessible to all! How wonderfully egalitarian! Except accessing its genuine utility feels like trying to retrieve a perfectly ripe mango from inside a particularly thorny durian. You *think* you might get something delicious, but mostly you’re just wrestling with frustration and prickly defenses.

The claims! The breathless pronouncements of near-human intelligence! It’s capable of “creative text formats,” they declare. I asked it to write me a limerick about a confused penguin. What I received was… serviceable. Let’s call it “serviceable.” Like a beige cardigan you inherit from an aunt who clearly lacks fashion sense. Functional, yes. Inspiring? Absolutely not.

And the responses! They are so earnestly *helpful* that they practically radiate corporate-approved blandness. It’s like interacting with a chatbot programmed entirely on motivational posters and vaguely positive affirmations. “Let’s explore all possibilities!” it chirps, while I’m just trying to get a straightforward answer about the migratory patterns of Canadian geese!

Seriously, it’s almost insulting how little this thing *actually* does. It’s like being promised a gourmet meal and receiving a single, perfectly symmetrical carrot stick. You appreciate the geometry, perhaps, but you remain profoundly hungry. Give me back my chaotic internet and its delightfully nonsensical arguments; at least *that* offers genuine entertainment.

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