alt Hacker NewsCould have just called it "clawbot" and maintained some of the hype while eliminating the IP concerns.
Instead they chose a completely different name with unrecognizable resonance.
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stingraycharles • today at 8:21 PM
I think it’s fine, they found a way to frame it over a lobster’s lifecycle.
Plenty of worse renames of businesses have happened in the past that ended up being fine, I’m sure this one will go over as such as well.
Apparently "clawbot" wasn't allowed either: https://x.com/steipete/status/2016091353365537247