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testing DeepSeek
Monday, January 27 2025
I've been avoiding the news since Donald Trump won the 2024 election, but sometimes news creeps into my YouTube feed, and today one such story concerned DeepSeek, a Chinese large-language model that was built for $6 million and is apparently kicking ChatGPT's ass, a large language model that cost billions. This resulted in a massive tech sell-off, particularly of Tesla, Microsoft, and Nvidia stock. Evidently the thinking is that if AI is so easy to produce, why are these dumbass American corporations spending so much money to produce what turns out to be a mediocre product? I had to give DeepSeek a try, though it took awhile to register a login because it was suffering from a massive denial-of-service attack for most of the day. (I'm not sure what the motivation for that was. Did they hope to stop the rising tide?) Once I did, I tested it with my most favorite prompt sent to ChatGPT:
Me and my wife have a joke that people who die are now "vegan" because they no longer eat animals [sic] products (or anything else, for that matter). Can you compose me a country music song called "He's vegan now" about a good ole country boy who eats lots of meat who falls off a four wheel ATV and becomes "vegan" in this way?
Here is the result:
Sure! Here's a lighthearted country music song called "He's Vegan Now" that tells the story of a good ol' country boy who, after an unfortunate ATV accident, becomes "vegan" in the way you and your wife joke about. It's got a mix of humor, heart, and a little twang.
"He's Vegan Now"
(A Country Song)
[Verse 1]
Well, he was a rib-eatin', bacon-lovin' man,
Grill fired up, with a beer in his hand.
From pulled pork to chicken, he'd eat it all,
But fate had a twist, and it came with a fall.
He was ridin' his four-wheeler, tearin' up the land,
When he hit a big ol' rock, and it got out of hand.
Now he's up in the clouds, wearin' a halo somehow,
And the boys all say, "Well, he's vegan now."
[Chorus]
He's vegan now, no more barbecue crown,
No more steaks on the plate, no more burgers downtown.
He's traded his smoker for a harp in the clouds,
That good ol' boy's gone, and he's vegan now.
[Verse 2]
He used to say, "Tofu? That ain't real food!"
But now he's floatin' high, in a heavenly mood.
No more bacon strips, no more sausage links,
Just angelic vibes and eternal drinks.
His buddies still gather, 'round the fire at night,
Tellin' stories 'bout him, 'neath the pale moonlight.
They raise up a toast, with a tear and a bow,
Sayin', "Rest in peace, buddy, you're vegan now."
[Chorus]
He's vegan now, no more barbecue crown,
No more steaks on the plate, no more burgers downtown.
He's traded his smoker for a harp in the clouds,
That good ol' boy's gone, and he's vegan now.
[Bridge]
He's up there with the angels, in a peaceful place,
No more meat on his fork, just a smile on his face.
But if heaven's got a grill, you know he's up there somehow,
Mixin' up the sauce, even though he's vegan now.
[Chorus]
He's vegan now, no more barbecue crown,
No more steaks on the plate, no more burgers downtown.
He's traded his smoker for a harp in the clouds,
That good ol' boy's gone, and he's vegan now.
[Outro]
So here's to the life of a meat-lovin' man,
Who left us too soon, but we'll all understand.
When we meet him again, we'll all take a bow,
And say, "Save us a seat, 'cause we're vegan now."
Hope this brings a smile to your face! It's a fun way to blend humor and heart, just like a good country song should. ??
You can compare that to the ChatGPT response, which I actually think is a little better.
This afternoon, after taking both dogs for a walk that had us trudging through the abandoned go-cart track, I made a chili using tofu and mushrooms in addition to all the usual ingredients. The tofu burned a little more in the frying pan than I would've preferred, but it gave a smell to the house that Gretchen seemed to find very appetitizing.
Last night Gretchen had made that gluten-free chocolate birthday cake for Lynne, and this evening just before 6:00pm, we drove over to Lynne & Gregg's house on Hill 99 Road in Woodstock. Lynne and Gregg were dining at the Woodstock Indian restaurant at the time, and the plan was to hide out in their house and surprise Lynne with the cake when she and Gregg came home (Gregg was in on this plan). So I parked the Bolt out of sight further up Hill 99 while Gretchen took the cake into the house. Gretchen and I then waited in the darkened house for something like a half hour while Lynne and Gregg finished their meal and slowly drove back home in their four-wheel-drive Tesla. At some point I said to Gretchen, "Wouldn't it be funny if one of us tripped and fell in this dark house and ended up suing them?
While Lynne was driving back, Gretchen called her and first asked if she was home (which Gretchen obviously knew she wasn't) and then asked if maybe we could meet them at the Indian restaurant for dinner (which she knew was impossible). Then Gretchen proposed that, shucks, she should do something for Lynne's birthday, how about making her pancakes tomorrow? Lynne wasn't sure there would be time for that, having no idea this whole plan was just a distraction.
We continued hiding out in the stairway as Lynne and Gregg arrived and very slowly made their way from their car into the house. "There's a weird smell," said Lynne as she entered the house; either one of us had farted or the cake was tilting the olfactory balance from its normal condition. But then Lynne saw the cake, which looked amazing, and she immediately knew Gretchen had made it. But because she hadn't seen our car, she was completely surprised as we burst out of the stairwell. I find birthday surprises cheesy, but this one was particularly well-executed, especially with the phone call at the end.
Lynne made us tea, and we all ate cake (even me!), and it was pretty good, especially for a gluten-free chocolate cake. Gretchen had added raspberries and a layer of crunchy candied pecans, so it was much more interesting than the usual chocolate birthday cake. I forget what the conversation was about, but briefly Gregg and I discussed the DeepSeek "Sputnik moment" and its effect on tech stocks. Later Lynne unwrapped a paper Chinese "gift ball" filled with various trinkets that Gretchen had also given her. As we rolled up the various paper ribbons from that ball, we all discussed where we were and what we'd been doing on 9Eleven.
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