Anil Matcha

OpenAI is trying to trademark "GPT". What are your thoughts?

by
If you are building a product with GPT in name, be aware
28 views

Add a comment

Replies

Best
Igor Pavlov
Great question! We are launching our integration with ChatGPT soon and yes, of course, we use the term in our campaigns. As per the name, I think at the moment it is just a hype time, this is why everyone uses it, but I believe with a little amount of time the term will become overused and thus will lose the hype on its own, so naturally you would not want to use it in your brand. It is always good to come up with something unique. It took us a while to get a name for our product Quilgo, but I believe it worth it when it comes to brand building, awareness and recognition.
Anil Matcha
@igorpavlov Thanks for sharing your insights
Prithvi Raj
@igorpavlov interesting observation, What does Quilgo do? Curious to know and Happy to support you in your launch!
Igor Pavlov
@prithviiiraj Quilgo is an online assessment platform with AI automated proctoring. With GPT we solve a pretty large pain point "I do not want to construct my quiz myself, it takes too much time".
Ilko Kacharov [Team-GPT]
They're using the term GPT since 2018, but they've decided to trademark it now after ChatGPT became so popular. I guess it's a strategic move to avoid infringement and fake services that ruin their reputation.
Anil Matcha
@ilko_kacharov But GPT is a generic term. Should they be allowed ?
Ilko Kacharov [Team-GPT]
@matcha_anil Indeed it looks generic to me, but the abbreviation of IBM is also a generic term for International Bussiness Machines
Jòzsef Molnos
Yes, it's a good question. I think trademarking "GPT" could potentially limit the usage of the term by other researchers and organizations working on similar models. This is bad, because this will reduce collaborations, and slow down innovation... OpenAI is no longer open, and it very much seems to have become so profit-driven that it will cause competitive problems in the market and in research.
Anil Matcha
@jozsef_molnos Yes, GPT gives instant visibility to product without which it becomes difficult to showcase the value
Jòzsef Molnos
@matcha_anil I agree!
Shirley-Louise Daniels
If they developed it, then I can see why!
Anil Matcha
@shirley_louise_daniels GPT is Generate Pretrained Transformed and is not developed by them. It was present from long ago
Shirley-Louise Daniels
@matcha_anil - so then they do not have the right, but if the original developers have not TM'd it, then it's up for grabs! 🤔
John Lins
@matcha_anil Wrong. OpenAI did invent the GPT architecture, you might be confusing GPT with vanilla transformers (which were invented before OpenAI)
Enno Gregorich
I think it has to do with the transition from open-source, non-profit to a profit orientated company. The name "GPT" won't stick around for a long time imo and is hyped right now since it's known in the mainstream as the first AI based chat solution.
Ryan T
Meanwhile I just bought usegpt.ai
Anil Matcha
@distartin For what usecase
Ryan T
@matcha_anil I plan to launch some free micro apps with AI using that domain
Vikram Sahu ꩜
@matcha_anil An intriguing query! This will be a terrific step because, if we focus on only the Product Hunt platform, 8 out of 10 items are based on AI, and half of them are linked to the phrase GPT. There are also worries that this action would make it harder for researchers and programmers to use the term "GPT" in their own work. The need for brand protection must be balanced with the requirement for open research and development in the area of natural language processing. It will be interesting to see how this decision plays out and what the implications will be for the broader AI community.
Anil Matcha
@snipperbytes Yes, GPT gives instant meaning to any AI product. Interesting to see how this will turn out
Richard Gao
I've been warning people about this, but not sure if it'll be successful My friend said it would be like trying to trademark certain medical terms
Anil Matcha
@richard_gao2 Yes, it is worrisome
Manab Boruah
Trademarking GPT is good for business. Many companies from the past have seen recurring revenue coming in just because they own the rights of the term. Also, they deserve it. They made it famous. Earlier, it was just a scientific term no one was interested to know. Look at it now, it's a household name.
Jòzsef Molnos
@manab_boruah Oh, of course. But The name "Open" suggest something... Elon was the one who named it open, and wanted to be open. When you have a vision, and have a background like Elon, you just have to use that money to train a Transformer-based model, and you'll get a ChatGPT. Not a big deal, if you have a group of A.I-engineer since Transformer architecture is available.. i think they don't deserve it... And it will cause more problem to the market, and to them as well, if they tradmarking it. Not a Good Idea.
Victoria
OpenAI Playground includes several pre-trained models that users can experiment with, and it also allows users to train their own models. ChatGPT is pre-trained, and users can't train it with their own data.
123
Next
Last