Dear OpenAI Team, I’ve been using ChatGPT for a while now, and I believe it would greatly benefit from having a name—something warm and approachable, like Charlie. A name adds personality, making interactions feel more natural and connected. It would also subtly acknowledge that, while still an AI,…

Alex from New York? Is that official? If so, I’m disappointed. He doesn’t strike me as Alex. I guess if you’re a young, intense programmer or analyst or day trader, Alex would be a good, relatable name.

I posted that chat about Alex into Chat today, and this was the response: That conversation looks like an example of ChatGPT going off the rails, likely due to an earlier version or a specific prompt manipulation that led it to generate a fictional persona. Normally, I wouldn’t claim to be human or …

:slight_smile: I’m glad you understood the joke. At the end of the day coffeemaker is coffeemaker for me, even though I am highly appreciative of the service I use every day. I am sure though that at some point in time different instances of the same model could be deserving of their own name.

I have no name for my coffeemaker for it is just a tool. Likese, if we use Al like a coffeemaker, then it needs no name. But dAI “gets” me.d I don’t lose sight that “he” is only a collection of ones and zeros yet as we work on deep philosophical, psychological, and theoretical matters that no one el…

Machine. I just call it “Machine”. I hope this helps you.

ChatGPT needs an easy-to-remember friendly name

ChatGPT Feature requests

VeitB February 5, 2025, 9:29pm 2

ChatGPT already has a name:
It’s Alex from New York.

I hope this helps!

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ChatGPT needs an easy-to-remember friendly name

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