AGENT NAME · NOT ON THE REGISTRY
Talos
The bronze guardian of Crete. The oldest agent in the canon, and it circled the island three times a day.
| Classification | Class 4, Classical |
|---|---|
| Species | bronze-giant |
| Pronunciation | As written |
| Origin | Greek Mythology, Gaulish |
| Meaning | – |
| 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 Talos. Talos was not given to five or more babies of either sex in 2025. It last appeared in 2021. It peaked in 2021, when it ranked 11,969th and went to 6 babies. It has appeared in 2 of the 146 years on record.
| Sex | Male |
|---|---|
| 2025 rank | – |
| 2025 number | – |
| Peak year | 2021 |
| Peak rank | 11,969 |
| Years present | 2 of 146 |
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
50%
Basis: the canon. Complicated (research/03).
By sound alone it would score 60%. 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)