Survey AI product names with a swarm of search agents
I was making fun of yet another AI bot name that a company introduced, and thought "it would be fun to look at all of the AI names and see what everyone calls them."So that's what I did. Task: The author deployed a swarm of Claude agents to execute 4,654 web searches, aiming to catalog AI product names across various industries. The workflow involved aggregating search results to identify naming conventions, specifically focusing on gendered human names and temporal trends in bot launches. The author reviewed the collected data to highlight humorous examples and observe shifts in naming practices, such as a decline in new bot launches in 2026 compared to 2025.; tools: Claude. Human role: The original post does not say how a person stayed involved.; limitations: The source lacks details on the specific search queries, agent configuration, or data cleaning steps, making reproducibility difficult. There is no evidence of automated verification for the 4,654 searches, leaving potential for hallucinated or duplicate results. The claim about declining launches in 2026 is anecdotal and not supported by comprehensive market data, requiring independent validation for business use..
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Overview
I was making fun of yet another AI bot name that a company introduced, and thought "it would be fun to look at all of the AI names and see what everyone calls them."So that's what I did.
Workflow
The author deployed a swarm of Claude agents to execute 4,654 web searches, aiming to catalog AI product names across various industries. The workflow involved aggregating search results to identify naming conventions, specifically focusing on gendered human names and temporal trends in bot launches. The author reviewed the collected data to highlight humorous examples and observe shifts in naming practices, such as a decline in new bot launches in 2026 compared to 2025.
Reported result
The search process yielded qualitative insights rather than measured metrics, revealing that most human-named AIs use feminine names, with variations by industry. The author noted a perceived decrease in new bot launches in 2026 relative to 2025, though no statistical validation was provided. Specific examples like 'Mattie Moo' and 'Sir Lancelbot' were identified as notable findings from the unstructured data collection.
Human role
The original post does not say how a person stayed involved.
Limitations
The source lacks details on the specific search queries, agent configuration, or data cleaning steps, making reproducibility difficult. There is no evidence of automated verification for the 4,654 searches, leaving potential for hallucinated or duplicate results. The claim about declining launches in 2026 is anecdotal and not supported by comprehensive market data, requiring independent validation for business use.
Try it
Act as a market research analyst. I need to investigate naming trends for AI chatbots in the [replaceable: industry sector, e.g., healthcare] sector. Use a swarm of Claude agents to perform web searches for AI product names launched between [replaceable: start year] and [replaceable: end year]. Steps: 1. Define a list of 50-100 search queries targeting AI assistant names in the specified sector. 2. Execute searches using Claude agents to gather product names, company names, and launch dates. 3. Compile the results into a CSV with columns: Product Name, Company, Launch Year, Gendered Name (Yes/No), Source URL. 4. Analyze the data to identify trends in gendered naming and launch frequency. 5. Produce a summary report with top 10 unique/humorous names and statistical breakdowns. Deliverables: A CSV file and a Markdown summary report. Quality Check: Ensure all URLs are valid and data is deduplicated. Safeguards: Run a dry test with 5 queries first. Present the sample output for my approval before scaling to the full search set. Do not publish or send any data externally without my explicit confirmation.
Source reports are not independently verified. Publication date is the catalog publication date, not the original article date.