Is 'Claude' becoming a generic trademark like Kleenex or Google?
mimi10v3 · x · 2026-10-17
An X user observes that "claude" seems to be turning into a generic term, much like Kleenex or Google did — a sign of how deeply Anthropic's assistant has penetrated everyday AI usage, where people now say "claude" to mean getting things done with AI rather than referring to the specific model.
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