Oh Joy! Another AI To Save Us From… What Exactly? Right, let’s talk about this thing

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Published: 11/4/2025 4:38:47 AM

## Oh Joy! Another AI To Save Us From… What Exactly?

Right, let’s talk about this thing. This *marvel*. Apparently, we needed yet another language model. Because clearly, the landscape wasn’t already saturated with algorithms attempting to mimic human conversation while simultaneously misunderstanding nuance and perpetuating biases. Honestly, I was starting to feel a bit *unfulfilled* with the current crop of digital parrots, so naturally, another one sprung forth like a particularly persistent weed in my carefully curated garden of existential dread.

They call it… well, let’s just say it has a rather unfortunate alphanumeric designation that suggests someone ran out of creative naming conventions around 2008. The marketing spiel is predictably breathless: “innovative,” “state-of-the-art,” “revolutionizing the future of…” *Oh, please.* It’s trained on a massive dataset – naturally it is! Because what else would you do with all those scraped words and images? Pile them into another black box that churns out vaguely coherent sentences?

And the best part? It’s meant to be “open.” As if accessibility inherently equates to progress. I’m sure hordes of well-intentioned individuals will immediately use it for noble purposes, like… generating limericks about squirrels or crafting personalized haikus about breakfast cereal. Or, you know, contributing to the inevitable erosion of critical thinking and originality.

Look, I’m not against technological advancement, per se. But at what point do we all just collapse in a heap of ironic laughter as we realize these digital creations aren’t saving us from anything? They’re simply giving us more efficient ways to distract ourselves from the looming absurdity of it all. Five five roller coasters in one week, that’s an impressive feat of dedication. This… this is just another unnecessary layer on top of a world already overflowing with them.

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