They could also be banking on the emergence of "chat" as an imaginary external party to a conversation which apparently has started becoming a thing with _the youths_
- Chat, is this real?
- GPT, Being intentionally obtuse: Nah dude, chill
I still think Cortana was the best naming/branding. It's sufficiently unique, has a fun history, probably has enough syllables for voice activation, is an actual name that doesn't sound dumb to call an entity. Too bad MS squandered it.
Me: I will ask ChatGpt… changed to “I will ask Chat”
So Mom: Who is Chat? Me: Gpt.
They could buy Chad.com as well, then it would make sense /s