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Kevin Okemwa

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.

Last year, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella argued that OpenAI had a 2-year runway to build ChatGPT uncontested. While this could be subject to argument, most people tie generative AI with ChatGPT, which technically suggests that both terms are seemingly synonymous.

This doesn't come as a surprise. In March, ChatGPT had approximately 600 million monthly active users in March. Interestingly, the AI-powered chatbot gained one million new users in under one hour.

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