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1684 points · 602 comments · sergiotapia

  1. rylando · · focus · HN ↗
    I wonder how Tolkien would’ve thought about the use of LotR names being used by all these AI and tech companies.. especially since they all seem to use the names of things that were corrupted by darkness.
    1. gholap · · focus · HN ↗
      From their CEO:

      > When I'm old I want people to remember Tolkien named companies for things other than weapon and surveillance systems.

      Source: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;x.com&#x2F;mitsuhiko&#x2F;status&#x2F;2041855748481695774" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;x.com&#x2F;mitsuhiko&#x2F;status&#x2F;2041855748481695774

      1. v3gas · · focus · HN ↗
        Armin is the CTO ;)
        1. gholap · · focus · HN ↗
          Whoops! my bad TIL HN comments have a 2hr timeout for editing
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