A Digital Equine Escapade (and My Rising Blood Pressure) So, you’re telling me we’re now worried about escaped horses waltzing into traffic? Really? Apparently, that’s less ridiculous than some of the things churning out of this… thing

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Published: 11/6/2025 2:53:43 AM

## A Digital Equine Escapade (and My Rising Blood Pressure)

So, you’re telling me we’re now worried about escaped horses waltzing into traffic? Really? Apparently, that’s less ridiculous than some of the things churning out of this… *thing*. This language model, let’s call it “The Beast,” is supposed to be cutting-edge. A marvel! It’s meant to revolutionize everything from poetry writing to rocket science. And what does it do? It produces scenarios involving equine ballroom dancing in California traffic.

Seriously?! I’ve been wrestling with its attempts at generating coherent paragraphs for hours, and the peak of its creativity is a rogue horse doing the foxtrot across the 405? Is this the pinnacle of artificial intelligence development? Are we investing billions to conjure up digital livestock needing police intervention? I can almost hear the engineers patting themselves on the back: “We’ve created something truly *unique*!” Unique, yes. Useful? About as useful as a chocolate teapot.

The absurdity isn’t even the funniest part. It’s the earnestness with which it presents this nonsense. As if a dancing horse is a plausible event! I bet there’s an explanation involving sentiment analysis and nuanced storytelling techniques. “We wanted to capture the whimsical nature of unexpected joy!” Please. I’d rather wrestle that actual, escaped horse. At least *that* would have tangible consequences.

Meanwhile, I’m here trying to extract a decent marketing blurb from The Beast, and it wants me to describe how a police officer gently coaxed a prancing palomino out of harm’s way. Fantastic. Just… fantastic. Perhaps we should just train it to write equine-themed traffic reports. That seems like the most productive use of its talents.

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