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.


ChatGPT logo of a chatbot launched by OpenAI is seen on a smartphone in a hand.


A view of the new Microsoft Surface Laptop following a Microsoft launch event, May 2, 2017 in New York City.


People walk past the front entrance to a Microsoft office building on 8th Avenue on June 24, 2025, in New York City.


OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is seen on a mobile device screen.


The Microsoft logo is being displayed on a smart phone, with the OpenAI logo visible on the screen in the background.


Detail of the YouTube logo outside the YouTube Space studios in London.


Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella (R) greets OpenAI CEO Sam Altman during the OpenAI DevDay event on November 06, 2023 in San Francisco, California.


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.


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.


Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks during an event celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Microsoft on April 4, 2025 in Redmond, Washington.


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.


Microsoft Copilot AI logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen.


The logo of OpenAI is displayed on a smartphone screen with the Google logo in the background


The Microsoft Copilot app is displayed on a smartphone.


Bill Gates and Linus Torvalds together in a photograph shared by Mark Russinovich on LinkedIn


OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attends a talk session with SoftBank group Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son in Tokyo on February 3, 2025.


Snapchat Spectacles with Google Gemini AI identifying and obscuring real-world advertisements


OneDrive logo is displayed on a smartphone screen.


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.


Asterisks on a pink background over a black and white human hand.

