Behold! A Linguistic Miracle (Probably) Right, let’s talk about this… thing

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Published: 11/6/2025 1:38:47 PM

## Behold! A Linguistic Miracle (Probably)

Right, let’s talk about this… *thing*. This digital entity they’re so eager to parade around like a prize-winning poodle. Apparently, it can generate text. Groundbreaking, I know. As if the internet wasn’t already drowning in a sea of AI-generated drivel, now we have another one! Honestly, my toaster oven probably generates more compelling narratives after a particularly rough cycle.

The marketing is *delightful*, isn’t it? “Open weights!” they cry. As if I, a humble observer of the digital landscape, am suddenly going to become a benevolent AI overlord, freely distributing this… this *construct* to the masses. Please. It’s like offering someone a slightly dented lemon and expecting them to bake a souffle.

I’m told it’s supposed to be impressive because it can respond to prompts? As if I haven’t been responding to prompts my entire life, mostly from demanding toddlers and increasingly complicated tax forms! And the sheer volume of enthusiasm…it’s enough to make a person physically recoil. We are all so desperate for *something* new, something shiny, that we’ll swallow any silicon-based bait offered to us.

Look, I get it. Progress is good. Innovation is crucial. But sometimes…sometimes you just want someone to admit, quietly, that they built a moderately clever parrot and then moved on. Instead, we have pronouncements of revolution! It’s all so terribly… earnest.

I fully expect this little text-spinner will be forgotten next week, replaced by something even more aggressively marketed as the future. And I’ll be here, quietly judging from my armchair, wondering when someone will finally invent an AI that can fold laundry. *That* would be a genuine marvel.

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