## A Deer in a Well, and Apparently, AI Needs Rescuing Too
Right then. Let’s talk about priorities, shall we? Because apparently, rescuing a bewildered deer from a ten-foot hole is *less* important than… what exactly? Trying to build an artificial brain that can generate slightly less predictable text? Seriously! I just read the breathless announcement about this new language model – let’s call it… Thingy – and my first thought wasn’t, “Wow, humanity is on the cusp of solving global poverty!” It was, “Someone should check on the deer. They probably need a therapist after *that* ordeal.”
Ten feet! A perfectly good deer, just wanting to graze, finds itself trapped in a cavity dug by someone for… who knows what nefarious purpose? And we’re celebrating because Thingy can now write slightly more convincing grocery lists? I’m sure the deer was *thrilled* to learn of its contribution to the advancement of algorithmic language. “Yes, please! Distract everyone from my terrifying plunge into darkness so you can generate a haiku about apples!”
It involved multiple agencies, bless their hearts. A whole team mobilized for Bambi’s existential crisis while Thingy sits humming along, churning out vaguely coherent sentences. It’s truly magnificent how we pour resources into the digital echo chamber while ignoring the tangible world right in front of us.
Look, I get it. Progress is important. But sometimes, progress feels less like a rocket ship to the stars and more like frantically patching holes on a sinking boat while composing a ballad about the rivets. Let’s just hope Thingy doesn’t decide its next creative project involves designing wells for distressed wildlife. Because if that happens, we’re *all* in trouble.
