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Musk: avoid a Turing Test association in the name

From:
Elon Musk
Date:
November 23, 2015 (Timestamp in exhibit: Monday 03:50:06 AM (time zone not stated))
To:
Sam Altman
Subject:
Re: Thought Summary
Great. Something Turing-related that doesn't sound too ominous might be good. Want to avoid the Turing Test association though, as that sounds too much like we are replacing humans.

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Musk says a Turing-related name that is not ominous could work but warns against evoking the Turing Test, which sounds like replacing humans.

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OpenAI, executive & internal. Tags: naming, turing, messaging, musk-v-openai