[rappatic]

Seems like OpenAI has succumbed to the urge to give their models catchy names like Anthropic does

[derwiki]

Why not? I’d bet most HN readers don’t know what GPT stands for

[alansaber]

GPT is kind of a stupid name when you stop and think about it.

[jephs]

The name was given to the project when it was supposed to be a demo for nerds, not a product. They accidentally a product, and woe! Too late, the name was stuck and wouldn't come off, even if you scraped at it with your fingernail a bit.