Chatgpt could have been called like that, his name was changed the day before launch

Chatgpt

Chatgpt is the Openai chatbot, based on the GPT artificial intelligence model, making it possible to answer all kinds of questions or requests. Available in free online version.

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  IA

Chatgpt is absolutely everywhere, and many users await the GPT-5 model which promises to push the limits. In the meantime, Openai continues to make us revelations about her chatbot.

Here is the name that Chatgpt could have had

Mark Chen, director of research, and Nick Turley, head of AI, tell behind the scenes of this crucial decision in the July 1 episode of the company podcast. The team made this last minute decision at a night meeting.

Open the quotes: “We had to call him chat with GPT-3.5 and we made the late decision to simplify the name”explains Nick Turley. The team realized that this name would be too difficult to pronounce and chose something more accessible.

Finally, it was Chatgpt that was chosen, since GPT is the abbreviation of “Generative pre-trained transform”. A name change that looks harmless. And yet, he has contributed to the success of the AI ​​that no one can overcome so far, not even Grok Elon Musk or Gemini from Google.

Andrew Mayne, animator of the podcast, recalls that few employees at Openai anticipated the importance of the choice of name. When it was launched, Chatgpt was a success far beyond expectations.

Nick Turley says that Internet users until Japan were testing AI, proof that popularity was there. Openai then understood that her chatbot was going “Change the world”.