OpenAI almost shipped ChatGPT with a different name — before a late-night twist
ChatGPT logo of a chatbot launched by OpenAI is seen on a smartphone in a hand.
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ChatGPT logo of a chatbot launched by OpenAI is seen on a smartphone in a hand.
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A view of the new Microsoft Surface Laptop following a Microsoft launch event, May 2, 2017 in New York City.
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People walk past the front entrance to a Microsoft office building on 8th Avenue on June 24, 2025, in New York City.
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is seen on a mobile device screen.
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The Microsoft logo is being displayed on a smart phone, with the OpenAI logo visible on the screen in the background.
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Detail of the YouTube logo outside the YouTube Space studios in London.
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella (R) greets OpenAI CEO Sam Altman during the OpenAI DevDay event on November 06, 2023 in San Francisco, California.
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Google CEO Sundar Pichai during the press conference after his meeting with Polish PM Donald Tusk at Google for Startups Campus In Warsaw in Warsaw, Poland on February 13, 2025.
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The Gemini CLI LOGO of Google's open-source AI Agent framework displayed in a smartphone in Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China on June 26, 2025.
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks during an event celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Microsoft on April 4, 2025 in Redmond, Washington.
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The logo of 'OpenAI' is displayed on a mobile phone screen in front of a computer screen displaying the photographs of Elon Musk and Sam Altman.
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Microsoft Copilot AI logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen.
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The logo of OpenAI is displayed on a smartphone screen with the Google logo in the background
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The Microsoft Copilot app is displayed on a smartphone.
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Bill Gates and Linus Torvalds together in a photograph shared by Mark Russinovich on LinkedIn
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attends a talk session with SoftBank group Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son in Tokyo on February 3, 2025.
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Snapchat Spectacles with Google Gemini AI identifying and obscuring real-world advertisements
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OneDrive logo is displayed on a smartphone screen.
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Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, May 8, 2025.
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Asterisks on a pink background over a black and white human hand.
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