[chfalck]

Interesting. I don’t like the name at all because it makes me think of people who take horoscopes seriously. You’re impression seems to be untainted by that which is nice

[glenstein]

Same here, I think I'm more on your side which I guess goes to show how all over the map subjective reactions can be.

But first of all, I thought the whole idea of alphabet was a kind of cheeky way of telling the world you had a portfolio of projects, one for each letter, And B is for bard would be perfect, and Gemini is about as incompatible as it gets given that g is claimed.

I also find it bizarre to say that association with Shakespeare, or the association with whimsical poetic expression is in any sense a bad thing. It's a clean, simple, fun name that's remarkably short and surprisingly unclaimed. And I don't even strongly associate it specifically with Shakespeare, that's like a background association as far as I'm concerned.

I think perhaps the real talk here is that Bard was kind of an emergency response to chat GPT, but also people have some pretty specific and distinct experiences with Bard and have an idea of its quality, and Google just needs to turn the page on the perception of Bard.

[DrSiemer]

The name bard is tainted by ridicule.

Besides that, personally I always thought it was a bad fit. It sounds old and outdated to those that do not know what the word means and wrong to those that do: a bard sings songs and maybe does poetry.

A bard does not help or assist you. A bard can be a creative person, but is generally not considered especially wise or knowledgeable. A bard is also always a man, which does not gel very well with modern sensibilities.

I can see why they dropped it.

[slowmovintarget]

"Bard" both makes lofty claims of being as good as Shakespeare and as nerdy as a being a reference to a D&D character class.

Who knows what Gemini is a reference to, other than mythology and astrology.

I keep waiting for someone to name theirs GePeTto... though perhaps it's funnier hearing the pronunciation of GPT as "Chat Jippity" on YouTube.

[apwell23]

> I don’t like the name at all because it makes me think of people who take horoscopes seriously.

spoken like a true Sagittarius

[deprecative]

Funny, my mind goes to NASA and the Gemini program.

[bayindirh]

When I think of Gemini, I think of a digital twin, something which can work with what I have on Google, think like me, or do the things the way I do.

Bard was nice, too, but it was like another thing, separated from me. Gemini sounds more cooperative.

[hhsectech]

Ugh...such an Aquarian thing to say. /s