Naming critics pan OpenAI's "Dot": a word that strips the product's soul
sdand · x · 2026-11-06
A critic argues OpenAI's choice of the name "Dot" insultingly minimizes the agency a virtual assistant or coworker could aspire to — unlike "Chrome," which had depth even as a codename — calling the naming choice a faux pas.
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