{"id":110220,"date":"2025-10-31T06:54:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T06:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/110220\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T06:54:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T06:54:14","slug":"openai-ceo-sam-altman-quips-gpt-6-will-be-renamed-gpt-6-7-what-does-it-mean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/110220\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenAI CEO Sam Altman quips GPT-6 will be renamed \u2018GPT-6-7.\u2019 What does it mean?"},"content":{"rendered":"

OpenAI chief executive officer (CEO) Sam Altman has joined the meme bandwagon after Dictionary.com\u2019s Word of the Year wasn\u2019t really a word \u2014 but a viral term, \u201c6-7,\u201d used by kids and teens alike, whose meaning remains ambiguous. In a sarcastic post on X, Altman <\/a>revealed that GPT-6 \u2014 which is currently in active development \u2014 will be renamed \u201cGPT-6-7. You\u2019re welcome.\u201d<\/p>\n

The word \u2014 if it can even be called that \u2014 exploded in popularity over the summer. \u201c6-7\u201d is more of an inside joke with an unclear meaning, fueled by social media trends.<\/p>\n

Dictionary.com said its annual Word of the Year serves as a \u201clinguistic time capsule\u201d that reflects cultural moments and online behavior. Yet, the site confessed it\u2019s \u201cstill trying to figure out exactly what it means.\u201d<\/p>\n

The phrase appears to have originated from rapper Skrilla\u2019s 2024 track \u201cDoot Doot (6-7),\u201d which gained traction on TikTok. It became especially popular in videos featuring basketball players, including NBA star LaMelo Ball, who happens to stand 6-foot-7.<\/p>\n

Soon after, a viral clip featuring a boy \u2014 now dubbed \u201cThe 6-7 Kid\u201d \u2014 shouting the phrase while another juggled his hands cemented its place in internet culture.<\/p>\n

What does \u201c6-7\u201d actually mean?<\/p>\n

The truth is, no one really knows. Its meaning often depends on the person using or hearing it. Even its spelling \u2014 \u201c6-7,\u201d \u201c6 7,\u201d or \u201csix seven\u201d \u2014 is still debated.<\/p>\n

Dictionary.com suggests it might convey something like \u201cso-so\u201d or \u201cmaybe this, maybe that,\u201d especially when paired with the hand-juggling gesture. Merriam-Webster, meanwhile, defines it as \u201ca nonsensical expression used especially by teens and tweens.\u201d<\/p>\n

Many young users employ it simply to confuse or annoy adults. \u201cIt\u2019s meaningless, ubiquitous, and nonsensical. In other words, it has all the hallmarks of brainrot,\u201d Dictionary.com said, adding that it still holds \u201cmeaningful\u201d social value because of the shared connection it creates.<\/p>\n

Parents, teachers, and influencers have all tried to decode the phenomenon. Some educators have banned it in classrooms, while others \u2014 and even parents \u2014 have made light of it with Halloween costumes or playful videos.<\/p>\n

The trend has now spread beyond TikTok, showing up in the NFL as a playful celebration gesture after major plays.<\/p>\n

Dictionary.com said it selects its Word of the Year based on how language shapes our communication and reflects social behavior. Searches for \u201c6-7\u201d have surged more than sixfold since June and continue to climb.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Word of the Year isn\u2019t just about popular usage; it reveals the stories we tell about ourselves and how we\u2019ve changed over the year,\u201d the site noted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OpenAI chief executive officer (CEO) Sam Altman has joined the meme bandwagon after Dictionary.com\u2019s Word of the Year…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":110221,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[365,363,364,79003,79006,79005,79004,78999,20549,111,139,79001,69,79007,145,79002,79000],"class_list":{"0":"post-110220","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-artificial-intelligence","8":"tag-ai","9":"tag-artificial-intelligence","10":"tag-artificialintelligence","11":"tag-chait-gpt","12":"tag-chare-gpt","13":"tag-chat-gpt-3-5","14":"tag-chet-gpt","15":"tag-kundali-gpt","16":"tag-meta-ai","17":"tag-new-zealand","18":"tag-newzealand","19":"tag-note-gpt","20":"tag-nz","21":"tag-sanskrit-dictionary","22":"tag-technology","23":"tag-temp-mail","24":"tag-xhat-gpt"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110220","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=110220"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110220\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/110221"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=110220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=110220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}