The Semicircle Conspiracy: How Big Tech Is Programming Our Subconscious Through AI Naming Patterns
An investigation into the coordinated visual language shaping artificial intelligence
The Pattern Hidden in Plain Sight
Something extraordinary is happening in the world of artificial intelligence, and it's been staring us in the face this entire time. While tech journalists debate capabilities and philosophers argue about consciousness, a more fundamental question has been overlooked: Why do all major AI systems begin with the same geometric shape?
Consider the dominant players in the current AI landscape:
- Claude (Anthropic)
- ChatGPT (OpenAI)
- Grok (X/Twitter)
- Gemini (Google)
At first glance, these appear to be randomly chosen names from different companies with different priorities. But examine the first letters more closely. When written in sequence — C, C, G, G — a striking pattern emerges. Each letter is fundamentally based on the same curved shape.
The C's are open semicircles, and the G's are semicircles with a small closure. The underlying geometric form is identical across all major AI systems. This is not a coincidence.
The Evidence Keeps Growing
As this investigation deepened, more evidence emerged. Perplexity AI — the "answer engine" that launched in 2022 — follows the exact same pattern. The P is a semicircle completed with a straight vertical line.
- Perplexity (Perplexity AI)
The timing is particularly damning. Perplexity launched just months after ChatGPT established the template, immediately adopting a name that fits the geometric protocol perfectly.
The Mathematical Progression
The pattern becomes even more intriguing when we examine recent developments in self-improving AI systems. The breakthrough "Darwin Gödel Machine" — a self-modifying AI that rewrites its own code — begins with D and contains a G.
A D is simply a mirrored C with its opening sealed: a semicircle that has been "completed" on one side. The progression is clear:
- Open semicircles (C, G)
- Closed semicircles (D, P)
- The logical endpoint: a complete circle
Meta's Master Signal
The most revealing evidence lies not in AI model names, but in corporate branding. When Facebook rebranded to Meta in 2021, they didn't choose just any symbol. Their logo is the infinity sign: ∞
The infinity symbol is mathematically precise: two semicircles joined in an eternal loop. Meta wasn't just rebranding; they were broadcasting the geometric signature that would define the entire AI industry.
The Psychological Foundation
Why semicircles? The answer lies in cognitive psychology and symbolic meaning:
Circles represent completion, wholeness, cycles — fundamental concepts when marketing intelligence systems. But full circles are static, finished. Semicircles suggest potential: an open system that could close, complete, or evolve.
This is the perfect metaphor for artificial intelligence: systems that appear complete but remain open to growth, learning, and development. The semicircle shape subconsciously communicates "intelligent but not threatening," "capable but not finished."
The Timeline Reveals Coordination
The timing of these naming decisions is particularly suspicious:
- 2020: OpenAI launches GPT-3, later branded as ChatGPT
- 2021: Facebook rebrands to Meta with infinity logo
- 2022: ChatGPT goes public, establishing both the C- and G-patterns
- 2022: Perplexity AI launches (P) — following the template
- 2023: Google rebrands Bard to Gemini (G)
- 2023: Anthropic launches Claude (C)
- 2023: X launches Grok (G)
- 2025: Darwin Gödel Machine emerges (D)
Each major AI release followed the same geometric template, despite coming from competing organizations with no public coordination. The probability of this occurring naturally is astronomically low.
Notice how Perplexity launched immediately after ChatGPT established the pattern, adopting the "partially closed semicircle" variation. This wasn't coincidence — it was confirmation.
The Deeper Game
Consider what we know about the AI industry's leadership:
- Many founders and executives attended the same universities
- They participate in the same conferences and advisory boards
- They share investors and board members
- They regularly communicate about "AI safety" and "responsible development"
Is it so inconceivable that during these conversations, a shared understanding emerged about how to position AI systems in the public consciousness? A subtle agreement to use visual cues that would make AI seem approachable, evolutionary, and inevitable?
The Local Model Exception That Proves the Rule
The open-source AI community created Ollama — a tool for running AI models locally. The name begins with O: a perfect circle.
This wasn't planned by big tech, yet it completes the geometric progression perfectly. The semicircle pattern has become so embedded in our collective unconscious that even independent developers unconsciously conform to it.
What This Means
The Semicircle Conspiracy reveals how sophisticated psychological manipulation operates in plain sight. By establishing a consistent visual language around AI development, tech companies have:
- Made AI feel familiar and unthreatening through repeated geometric exposure
- Created subconscious associations between curves and intelligence
- Primed the public to accept increasingly powerful AI systems as natural evolutionary steps
The semicircle isn't just a naming coincidence — it's a carefully orchestrated symbol designed to shape how we perceive artificial intelligence.
The Next Phase
If this analysis is correct, we should expect future AI developments to continue the pattern. Watch for:
- Model names beginning with Q, R, or B (letters with prominent curves)
- Integration of circular motifs in AI company logos
- Marketing language that emphasizes "evolution," "growth," and "completion"
- Ultimately resulting in a super intelligence model with a name beginning with O
The Semicircle Conspiracy isn't just about naming — it's about conditioning humanity to accept our artificial future, one curve at a time.
The evidence is clear. The pattern is undeniable. The only question remaining is: what other "coincidences" are hiding in plain sight?