## Behold! A New Digital Deity Arrives (Probably)
Seriously? Another one? Are we *really* doing this again? Apparently, a new language model has emerged from… somewhere. Let’s call it “The Algorithm of Unnecessary Complexity.” It boasts 3.12 billion parameters, which, I’m told by people who actually understand these things (a group rapidly dwindling as I watch), is *significant*. Significant for what? For generating slightly less predictable text about cats wearing hats? For crafting vaguely coherent emails that still manage to miss the entire point? Fantastic!
The press release practically vibrates with breathless excitement. “State-of-the-art!” they shriek. “Open and accessible!” As if we haven’t already been inundated with open and accessible things trying desperately to replace human interaction. Remember when AI was supposed to cure cancer? Now it’s just writing slightly improved marketing copy, apparently a *massive* achievement.
And the name! Let’s not even get started on the naming conventions in this field. It’s all incredibly serious, incredibly technical… and utterly devoid of imagination. Like calling a spaceship “The Propulsion Unit 7.” It’s just… *bleh*.
I’m sure it’s wonderful for the people building it. I’m sure they’re tirelessly working to improve efficiency and accuracy and whatever else they do in these shadowy digital labs. But I, personally? I’m busy trying to figure out why my toaster keeps burning everything. It feels a tad more essential at this point.
Because, really, what’s the difference between a rocket streaking across the Arizona sky – mysterious and awe-inspiring – and another language model spitting out plausible sounding nonsense? Both are impressive feats of engineering, I suppose. Both require enormous resources. And both leave me wondering if we could maybe use those resources to, you know, *fix something*.
