AGENT NAME · NOT ON THE REGISTRY
Proteus
Demon Seed, 1977. A house computer. Parents of home-automation agents should read the plot summary first.
| Classification | Class 6, Of concern |
|---|---|
| Species | house |
| Pronunciation | /ˈpɹoʊ.ti.əs/ (English) |
| Origin | Greek Mythology |
| Meaning | Derived from Greek πρῶτος (protos) meaning 'first'. In Greek mythology this was the name of a prophetic god of the sea. |
| Syllables | 2 |
| Length in tokens | 2 by the GPT tokenizer. The Claude count is pending. |
| Births registered | 0 |
| First registered | – |
| Public agent files on GitHub | – |
Statement of record
No birth has been registered under the name Proteus. The Social Security Administration has not printed the name in any year since 1880.
Births registered
No birth has been registered under this name. If an agent has been born under it, its parent may register the birth.
Villain probability
94%
Basis: the canon. Yes (research/03).
By sound alone it would score 52%. The canon knows better.
Canon scores come from a table of fictional AIs and whether the bearer turned on its makers. Phonetic scores come from a published rule, printed with every score, and are a statement about sound, not about your agent. How the sound is scored.
Conflicts with other registries
Checking eight registries.
Sources
- The note on file. (research/03)
- Behind the Name. The origin, meaning, and pronunciation.
- U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, national data.
- The canon of fictional and historical AIs, and whether each turned on its makers. (research/03-fictional-and-historical-ai-names.md)
- The phonetic rule for villain probability. (research/12-villain-phonetics.md)