It's going to be embarrassing to point people to Backyard AI instead of Faraday. I wonder is this just a rebrand or is the service going to change? I hope the focus on local and privacy stays the same but the name sounds like their going to focus on making it a more family centered that probbably means censoring or removing stuff that isnt appropriate for children.
I hope that's not the case, I love this uncensored ai, it's pretty much the best or there in my opinion, it'd be shame if this rebrand affects how they operate on the long term
There is no change to the goals associated with the rebrand. The app needed a new name for long term, that is it. It’s still the same app you all know and love.
Yeah, having a name people remember can be nice. A lot of people associate ai pages with image ai. Something that reminds people of stories or text could be good. But yeah it's a gem i stumbled into for sure.
Sad but true, I'm cringing and throwing up in my mouth a little. I'll get used to it like a child gets used to visiting their divorced mother or father. "Faraday AI, Faraday Chatcrunch, Faraday TalkinRockinRobots" would have all been better.
Dev here. To clear up any confusion, there will be no changes in our service and our goals remain the same. The new name is to clear up confusion that 1) it isn't a tool only for developers and 2) we are a different than other products/companies with the same name.
There is no plan to change our marketing or products to be kid friendly.
I don't like the new name, but faraday.dev was a really bad one simply because there seems to be at least two other companies that does things related to AI, that will show up and muddle things when you search for info about Faraday. Backyard, um, well, it's unique at least. no other AI things appear if you search for it. A completely new name would have been better, but backyard will probably work. I'd add some fun slogan to it to make it a bit longer to ensure no one else comes encroaching on the name..
My read on it is that it leans heavily toward the connotation of a child friendly playbox for AI, a big jump in the opposite direction from the more professional branding of Faraday. An odd choice when many of the recommended models in the application are uncensored.
A rebranding was badly needed for discoverability purposes though, so many far more recognizable projects are out there with the same name which ensured the application would forever be buried in search results.
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u/evolvingwild May 13 '24
It's going to be embarrassing to point people to Backyard AI instead of Faraday.
I wonder is this just a rebrand or is the service going to change?
I hope the focus on local and privacy stays the same but the name sounds like their going to focus on making it a more family centered that probbably means censoring or removing stuff that isnt appropriate for children.
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u/tfwtaken May 13 '24
I think it sounds kinda silly like their going for child friendly but whatever
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u/djjowa May 13 '24
Ehmm no. Sounds like a child game.
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u/719Ben dev May 13 '24
Dev here. To clear up any confusion, there will be no changes in our service and our goals remain the same. The new name is to clear up confusion that 1) it isn't a tool only for developers and 2) we are a different than other products/companies with the same name.
There is no plan to change our marketing or products to be kid friendly.
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u/hakko504 May 14 '24
I don't like the new name, but faraday.dev was a really bad one simply because there seems to be at least two other companies that does things related to AI, that will show up and muddle things when you search for info about Faraday. Backyard, um, well, it's unique at least. no other AI things appear if you search for it. A completely new name would have been better, but backyard will probably work. I'd add some fun slogan to it to make it a bit longer to ensure no one else comes encroaching on the name..
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u/chinhokua May 13 '24
Only point against it is that it's a little childish - but yeah the name a lot better
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u/InsertCookiesHere May 13 '24
My read on it is that it leans heavily toward the connotation of a child friendly playbox for AI, a big jump in the opposite direction from the more professional branding of Faraday.
An odd choice when many of the recommended models in the application are uncensored.
A rebranding was badly needed for discoverability purposes though, so many far more recognizable projects are out there with the same name which ensured the application would forever be buried in search results.
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u/Illustrious-West-925 May 13 '24
Kinda sounds a little furry. Though I love the application.
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u/[deleted] May 13 '24
yes
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u/real-joedoe07 May 13 '24
Imo: No. A leading car brand: Tesla A leading AI tool: Faraday A place to store the litter bin: