I think the first thing is just a funny little literary allusion for those in the know. I mean isn’t it kind of hilarious that a company valued at $300 billion has a drawing of an asshole for its logo?

If they really wanted to honour Kurt Vonnegut, Anthropic wouldn't exist.

I'm not sure what you mean by that

Read cat's cradle to understand the comment

Surely "Player Piano" is more relevant?

Also a great rec

there is a case to be made that all AI company logos are just drawings of assholes: https://velvetshark.com/ai-company-logos-that-look-like-butt...

That’s a huge stretch. It’s calling anything remotely circular a butthole. Was that even written by a human?

> OpenAI's original logo was a simple, text-based mark. Then came the redesign: a perfect circle with a subtle gradient and central void.

The redesign is neither a circle nor does it have a gradient.

"PS. This post is meant to be humorous, but let's not pretend there isn't a serious point here about the depressing sameness in modern design. No actual anuses were consulted during this research, though several designers were clearly thinking about them."

> Was that even written by a human?

https://velvetshark.com/

> This post is meant to be humorous

Was anyone supposed to think a post about comparing logos to buttholes was meant to be serious? Either way, the joke doesn’t work if what you’re describing makes no sense (circle and gradient) and are stretching the definition to unrecognizability.

> > Was that even written by a human?

> https://velvetshark.com/

So, probably not:

> I build AI agent systems and help companies implement AI that works in practice

> OpenClaw maintainer

> I make YouTube videos about AI workflows, agent architecture, and practical automation

It was written by a human.

Source: I'm a human. I wrote it.

Then mind explaining what you mean when you called the OpenAI logo redesign “a perfect circle with a subtle gradient”, when it’s neither a circle nor does it have a gradient?

Their logo appears to be A\ ?

I misspoke. I meant of course to say "Claude's logo"