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For decades hackers gave themselves cool names like ROBot and Aynedroid. Now AIs are trying to seem human by giving themselves names like, "No, seriously. My name is Rob" (sh.itjust.works)
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[-] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 1 points 7 months ago

A lot of it comes from the name's purpose. A hacker's name was supposed to fear and coolness. An AI's name is meant to evoke friendliness.

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