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by rogerclark 911 days ago
Bard is a really stupid name. I get the origin of the name, and it's a short word, and in some sense it's a nice vibe with implications of a mystical poet or whatever. But it's a word that most people don't use.

As many have commented, ChatGPT is a pretty bad name too -- people get the order of the letters wrong all the time -- but at least it starts with "Chat", which explains what you're supposed to do with it.

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It's a stupid name like Google or iPad was a stupid name until it's worth a billion dollars and then it's not so stupid anymore. Success makes the name, not the other way around.
I always associate bard with medieval mid looking old guy playing the lute
Bard sounds way too close to "bad" or "beard" depending on accent. It's a terrible name.