Is this the first reveal of the name Gato? It is the first I’ve heard of it and it definitely sounds like more of a murder bot than a C-3PO :)
I know this is not as important as the AGI question, but I do think the branding matters as much as the attitude of the creators. They seem to be making a generalist agent to see if they can. Gato is a clear name for that: utilitarian and direct. If it was called Sunshine or Gift I suspect the goal would be more helpful to humanity.
Gato, to me, just makes me think "cat", which kind of has a fun ring along "cats on the internet". IMO it sounds more friendly than a robot with a robo-name like C-3PO!
However, I also have a nice robot-named-Gato association[1] from Chrono Trigger. :)
I know this is not as important as the AGI question, but I do think the branding matters as much as the attitude of the creators. They seem to be making a generalist agent to see if they can. Gato is a clear name for that: utilitarian and direct. If it was called Sunshine or Gift I suspect the goal would be more helpful to humanity.