I asked ChatGPT for 100 ideas. The best ones came later
You’ll likely wind up with a list of suggestions that sound a little… well, same-y. Large language models like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini won’t have any problem cranking out a dozen names for your pet project or website. But getting a dozen names that are truly diverse, unique, and punchy?
- ▪You’ll likely wind up with a list of suggestions that sound a little… well, same-y.
- ▪Large language models like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini won’t have any problem cranking out a dozen names for your pet project or website.
- ▪But getting a dozen names that are truly diverse, unique, and punchy?
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Tip I asked ChatGPT for 100 ideas. The best ones came later I used a two-step ChatGPT prompt to brainstorm coffee shop names, going from clichés like "The Daily Grind" to original ideas like "Blue Hour." By Ben Patterson Senior Writer, PCWorld Jul 23, 2026 7:00 am PDT Image: Ben Patterson/Foundry Ask an AI chatbot to brainstorm names for a podcast, Wi-Fi network, or small business. You’ll likely wind up with a list of suggestions that sound a little… well, same-y. Large language models like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini won’t have any problem cranking out a dozen names for your pet project or website. But getting a dozen names that are truly diverse, unique, and punchy? That’s a lot trickier to do—but still possible.
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