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Naming choice feels a lil sus considering the existing mindshare on "Q" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QAnon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QAnon
by whalesalad 3y ago
Naming choice feels a lil sus considering the existing mindshare on "Q" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QAnon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QAnon
- x86x87 3y agoQ send me.... Ahem... Q* sent me /s
- skyyler 3y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q_(James_Bond) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q_(James_Bond) I've always thought QAnon's name was a reference to this character, but I don't care enough to confirm or deny. Either way, the letter Q is more significant than the recent conspiracy theories.
- michaelsshaw 3y agoIt's a reference to the Department of Energy "Q" clearance, which, to people who don't understand anything, is an "Above Top Secret" clearance for super-duper secret deep-state nefarious activities. Obviously it is not that, it permits one to access all classes of SNM and Restricted Data covered by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.
- emehex 3y agoLikely chosen to preempt OpenAI's rumoured "Q*" model
- whalesalad 3y agoYeah, equally terrible name for the same reasons.
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- chrisco255 3y agoI'm sorry, are we cancelling the letter Q now?
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- someguy101010 3y agoQ learning predates Q anon by a lot [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q-learning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q-learning
- giraffe_lady 3y agoSwastika predates the nazis by a lot too but I wouldn't put one on my leather jacket. Seniority is a weak position when trying to guess what meaning people might infer from a word.
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- Jtsummers 3y agoThe swastika is associated with a group that waged a major war against many nations and committed genocide and other atrocities. Avoiding it, at least in most contexts, is just good sense these days. "Q" in "QAnon" is associated with a bunch of idiots believing nonsensical conspiracy theories. These aren't quite the same things. Congrats on Godwin'ing the thread, though.
- whalesalad 3y agoGiraffe makes a good point. Idiots believing nonsensical conspiracy theories became Nazi's after all. It's a slippery slope. It is completely fair to compare them. Crazy is crazy, regardless of which one is "worse".
- Jtsummers 3y agoSo let's stop using the letter Q for systems related to "Q&A" services because some idiots might associate the Q with another group of idiots who have managed to accomplish nothing of value and most people know are idiots? That's idiotic.
- kristjansson 3y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q_(Star_Trek) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q_(Star_Trek) ?
- keketi 3y agoYes, he always was a bit of a dick - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q_(Star_Trek) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q_(Star_Trek)
- whywhywhywhy 3y agoOnly for the terminally online.
- bee_rider 3y agoUnfortunately the votes of terminally online conspiracy theorists have the same weight as the rest of ours, which can interact with the real world. Edit: actually, I phrased this poorly in reflection. It is good that everyone gets a vote, even people I disagree with. The unfortunate thing is the influence of online weirdness on people.
- ecshafer 3y agoThey are an extreme minority. In the real world most people have no idea what QAnon is outside of maybe a weird thing they saw on the news and laughed at.
- whalesalad 3y agoYou'd be surprised. Venture outside of a population center and into the heartland.
- bee_rider 3y agoI don’t think this is true, but I see how either of us could possibly prove it either way.
- Multiplayer 3y agofrom the NYTimes article: The name Q is a play on the word “question,” given the chatbot’s conversational nature, Mr. Selipsky said. It is also a play on the character Q in the James Bond novels, who makes stealthy, helpful tools, and on a powerful “Star Trek” figure, he added.
- whalesalad 3y agoI guarantee a large swath of the population will draw a connection to the conspiracy stuff. I am not claiming that there is a connection - but others will. If you're building an entirely new product and can choose any name in the world - why would you choose one that had the remote potential to be misconstrued? Seems foolish, particularly in the current political climate where fervor is building over AI regulation and a huge chunk of our politicians are in the MAGA camp.
- lstamour 3y agoAnd not to be confused with the Google Nexus Q…
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- timeon 3y agoQAmazon But Q is just one letter no one can appropriate it.