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Would be a rough trademark enforcement case as “Grok” has been in common language for decades
by nostrebored 3y ago
Would be a rough trademark enforcement case as “Grok” has been in common language for decades
- Findecanor 3y agoI myself have never heard it outside of "nerdy" circles... that is: people who would read science fiction. I personally am not entirely happy about the word (no matter how it is spelled) being used for a particular AI product. "Grok" to me means knowing a subject at a much deeper level than I think any AI is capable of at the present level of technology. But it would be passable to use it for a company name, to indicate that it is a goal to strive for.
- ben_w 3y agoGenerally agree, though I would say "knowing a subject at a much deeper level than any LLM is capable of", as AI more broadly also includes specialist models that are wildly super-human in narrow domains like chess and Go.
- Angostura 3y agoRobert A. Heinlein coined the term grok in 1961
- a1369209993 3y agoSix is plural.
- ben_w 3y agoSo has "Apple" and "Windows". Grok and groq both relate to AI, so there's definitely grounds to believe the names may cause consumer confusion. After all, Apple (computers) was repeatedly sued by Apple (records) for doing music things.
- cma 3y agoIt's easier to get a trademark on an altered word than a plain dictionary word. Just acquiring the easier one to acquire doesn't mean you now have rights over the harder one to acquire, though eventually after enough market recognition you might be given some control over other people using the common one. I wouldn't think groq is there yet.