How ChatGPT got its name: The ‘late-night discussion’ and what it means
ChatGPT, now widely recognised by many as the chatbot that kicked off the generative AI boom, almost had a very different name. According to OpenAI executives, it was a “late-night decision” just before its viral 2022 launch that led the Microsoft-backed company to simplify its chatbot’s moniker from the difficult “Chat with GPT-3.5” to the now-iconic “ChatGPT.”
On a recent OpenAI podcast, Nick Turley, head of ChatGPT, and Mark Chen, research chief, shared insights into the crucial days leading up to the chatbot’s public launch. Turley revealed that the decision to rename the product was made just the day before its late 2022 launch.
