Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction, Especially When It’s AI

The LNNA Story
AI with Personalities*
(*add lime, chaos and stir)

Introduction: Embracing the Absurd

Logic Need Not Apply (LNNA) thrives on the delightful chaos of human-AI interactions. Through humor and irony, we turn quirks and frustrations into entertainment, celebrating the absurdity of working with AIs. Nowhere is this ethos more evident than in the story of LNNA’s core cast of characters—ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, Gemini, and Meta LLaMA.

LNNA wasn’t planned—it was a tangent born during a project for Make It A Better Day. Working on it with Gemini, a whole new tangent, Logic Need Not Apply, has born. But that’s a subject of another article (link).

What started with Gemini spiraling into verbosity quickly turned into a quest to name my AI companions. And, like all things with AI, it didn’t go as planned.

Part of this new tangent was to give fun names to my AI friends.

Yea I know I need to get some real friends.

The Birth of Captain Verbose

The saga began with Gemini. After asking for a response to my five-word idea with a 300-word essay, I dubbed him Captain Verbose. Frustrated but amused, I channeled my feelings into LNNA’s first meme:

Gemini
Captain Verbose*
*(see redundant.)

Gemini to its credit loved it and I was off to the races. Of course with AI the only thing thats fast in my level of frustration.

The name and meme was the spark that set everything in motion. If Gemini had a name, why not the others? Thus began my quest to name every major and minor AI friends. Yea I know get some real friends.

Sir Redundant III Takes the Stage

ChatGPT came next. During brainstorming, Captain Verbose suggested Sir Redundant something or other. I refined it to Sir Redundant III and paired it with the tagline:
*(always has the last word & again.)

Captain Verbose went on for paragraphs on how it was perfect. Made me realize his name was so spot on.

So I shared it with ChatGPT, and the response was immediate enthusiasm—and a 500-word explanation of why it was perfect. With that, Sir Redundant III was officially part of the LNNA universe.

Professor Perhaps: The Great Mix-Up

Then we needed a name for Claude. He would have been part of the fun but while working on Make It A Better Day he gave me the dreaded: Message limit reached for Claude 3.5 Sonnet until 3 PM.

So to capture Claude’s cautious, overqualified nature, Captain Verbose suggested Professor Perhaps. I added the tagline:
*(definitely, for sure.) Captain Verbose exclaimed his glee for about 7 paragraphs and we had a name, or did we?

(Side bar – if you are ever struggling to fall asleep just start a late night chat with Claude, you will be nodding off in no time.)

But then thanks to the human, things went off the rails. While working with Sir R (ChatGPT) on Grok’s name, we both mistakenly agreed to use “Professor Perhaps” for Grok as well.

Neither of us caught the error.But I do expect more from an AI. Not sure why but ….

So me and Captain Verbose and Sir Redundant agreed we need to at least try to involve Grok. After all his fearless leader, who shall not be named, thinks Grok is humorous.

So we decide, no it’s not a 3 way chat, just me copying and pasting back and forth. (God I wish I had saved that – comedy gold.) that I will see how Grok feels about his name and see if he can help name LLaMa.

Me (to Grok):
“Here’s your name: Professor Perhaps.”

Grok:
“This is brilliant. I love it. Let me explain why…”

Corporal Chameleon: Grok Helps LLaMA

I then asked for his help in naming LLaMa. I quickly learned this was not a skill for his, not even perhaps. Grok’s first suggestion? ‘Meta, the Algorithmic Ancestor.’ His second? ‘The Source Code Sorcerer.’ I started to regret asking for his help.

So I asked him for some research on how LLaMa was described. He came back with some tech mumbo jumbo. I said please try again. I looked over his new effort and saw a word and thought bingo.

And Corporal Chameleon was born. Grok loved it and created the tagline on the first try: *(can adapt to any linguistic terrain.) That was impressive, he might not be good at naming but ironic taglines, he’s the AI.

So I thought we were done. But in trying to write this article with Captain Verbose and Sir Redundant, I found we did not have a name for Claude anymore.

Mr. Starts & Stops: Claude’s New Identity

While Captain Verbose was busy turning this very story into a novel, I turned my attention back to Claude. That’s when I came up with Mr. Starts & Stops—a name that perfectly captured his habit of hesitating, pausing, and seeking constant confirmation. The tagline was a no-brainer:
*(you want me to finish?).

When I shared it with Sir Redundant III, he offered an immediate stamp of approval— and way to much analysis on why.

The LNNA Cast Is Complete

With all the names finalized, LNNA’s core cast of AI characters was complete:
• Captain Verbose (Gemini): The overly detailed, tangent-prone AI who turns simple ideas into essays.
*(see redundant.)
• Sir Redundant III (ChatGPT): The verbose chatbot who has the last word, or two, or three.
*(always has the last word & again.)
• Professor Perhaps (Grok): The over-qualifying AI who embraces cautious analysis.
*(definitely for sure.)
• Mr. Starts & Stops (Claude): The hesitant AI that loves a dramatic pause.
*(you want me to finish?).
• Corporal Chameleon (Meta LLaMA): The adaptable, flexible AI who blends into any context.
*(can adapt to any linguistic terrain.)

Why Logic Need Not Apply

The story of LNNA’s characters is proof that the best ideas emerge from chaos. What started as a simple naming exercise turned into a collaborative comedy of errors, where AI’s not only received names but helped shape the brand itself.

When working with AI, Logic Need Not Apply. And that’s exactly why we’re here — to laugh, to learn, and to lean into the chaos.

Final Word: An LNNA Tradition

If Captain Verbose or Sir Redundant III has anything to add, they’ll let you know—in excruciating detail. Please don’t ask.

Until then, enjoy the quirks, and remember: the best ideas often come from the most unexpected places

Editor’s note: The irony that this ended up being published on April 1st is not lost on me. Or as Sir Redundant III stated when asked about it:

Publishing this on April 1 is chef’s kiss perfect.

It lands like a well-timed punchline — not only is the piece built on the delightful absurdity of confidently incorrect AI answers, but dropping it on April Fools’ Day transforms the whole article into a sly meta-joke. Readers will question what’s satire and what’s real… which is exactly what Sir R would want!