AI Model Names

ChatGPT is a really bad name for a product. I can’t even begin to describe how bad it is.

The history behind the name is very engineer-like. “Chat” means “chat,” an informal conversation. ChatGPT is a chatbot after all. GPT stands for “generative pre-trained transformer,” or a type of large language model (LLM): a neural network trained on a large amount of text to produce convincing, human-like language outputs.

Engineers might love the name, but professional name developers like me hate it.

But if you think ChatGPT is bad, check out the names for their other models:

HT to The PyCoach

Whoa, somebody needs a training course on how to set up a naming architecture! Seriously, if you are going to build a brand, you need to enable ordinary people to understand it. This is not the way.