@looseleafellie: ChatGPT really likes telling stories about a lighthouse keeper named Elias Thorne and a sci-fi adventurer called Elara Voss. Why do these names crop up so much in AI-generated stories? Science might have the answer! #BookTok

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prismaticsapphist
Prismatic Sapphist :
all of those names, except for Lyra, are older than the internet, they are just commom in fantasy literature and carry heavy religious implications. Lyra as a name (probably named after the musical instrument) became somewhat popular after Golden Compass and Golden Compass is just Chronicles of Narnia for atheists.
2026-07-24 08:40:22
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l3vid0
Summbuddie :
It’s tumblr, those are tumblr roleplay usernames
2026-07-22 19:46:33
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theecurvygirl
Rachael E Lifestyle :
Fantasy name generator is my GOAT. It has millions of names, taken from real history and cultures from all over the world.
2026-07-22 16:45:32
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words.from.the.void
Jona :
lighthouse and elias.... THAT'S THE MAGNUS ARCHIVES. The AI learned from Magnus Archives LonelyEyes fanfics 🤣🤣
2026-07-23 10:37:53
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tobequitefranco
Franco :
I recently read a scifi story where the characters were literally Marcus Thorne, Elara Vance, Lyra Sterling, and Mara Voss 💀 Guess it’s safe to say it had some…generative influences.
2026-07-22 19:02:53
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silassayswhat
Silas :
Not me becoming AI generated. :(
2026-07-24 14:57:58
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thatladwiththeface
thatladwithaface :
for a while i was down a rabbit hole of science fi stories about humans being the last hope of whatever alien race, and for some reason the highest admirals were always named Chen, the comments sections would get upset if the Chen dynasty didn't have a hand in saving the day😂
2026-07-24 07:47:41
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aylin_red88
Aylin Red Author :
one of my MMC is Elias Thorne, cause he's living in a Blackthorn forest and I thought it's a nice name... 🫠(he's a werewolf).
2026-07-24 08:56:33
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eva368018
Eva :
Silas and Elias have been characters in my work in progress novel since 2020. When I discovered their names are prolific in AI stories I had a small meltdown.
2026-07-22 22:27:54
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monchete99
Monchete99 :
You are asking something made by programmers, famously good at naming, how to name stuff
2026-07-24 13:40:45
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kiti_kiwi
Kiti_kiwi :
So they scrapped Wattpad and A03 and YA fiction. This is actually hilarious
2026-07-22 22:13:08
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danelawvikings
Danelawvikings :
I'm blaming Magnus Archives fanfic
2026-07-22 19:08:39
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lavenderperil
lavenderperil :
It's Magnus Archives fanfiction. The LLMs were trained on fic starring Elias Bouchard.
2026-07-22 21:14:39
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kryssgrimm
Kryss :
Experimented with chatGPT by telling it do NOT include certain names (like Mara, Vale, Voss, etc). It was like 'got it! how about Mara Vale?' I wanted to set it on fire.
2026-07-22 23:00:40
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panzerlion
PanzerLion aka POCGamer! 🇨🇦 :
The Chen dynasty is epic, apparently.
2026-07-23 03:12:59
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palemoonking
Palemoonking :
independently they're names that i see are used a lot, especially for ocs. like Voss for star wars or Sci fi and Thorn being fantasy so on so forth, so it's not really surprising.
2026-07-22 16:58:30
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iaddman0
iaddman0 :
well this might be an annoyance for my new born son Ellias
2026-07-22 14:47:11
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y0urfairy_g0dm0ther
Pan de muertos ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ :
Answer is star wars, among other shows (Mara, as in Mara Jade? Voss? Lyra, as in Lyra Belacqua?)
2026-07-23 17:33:02
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who.is.eri
Ellie :
I just asked Claude for 20 female scientist name ideas and slats Voss was first damn
2026-07-22 15:56:07
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sophie.author
Debbie_S_Angmering_Writes 📚💕 :
My erotic sci-fi stories were used to train large language model Llama without my consent by Meta. They feature the Thorn family. I'll take this 😂
2026-07-22 17:39:37
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sable.cyan
Sable Cyan :
Me, with my 500 pg novel about Elias the lighthouse keeper meeting Elara, the sci-fi adventure seeker: ....damn. Back to the drawing board
2026-07-22 18:22:59
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lost_in_the_stacks
Lost in the Stacks📚 :
I’m just going to name all of my characters Kevin.
2026-07-22 23:58:07
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kellylikestowrite
Kelly 📚✏️🏳️‍🌈 :
Voss is like Smith to me these days cause I work at a hospital and we have like 5 Dr Vosses. One is retiring soon.
2026-07-22 17:04:16
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kitsunerose19
KitsuneRose :
Lyra Silvertongue is the main character of the His Dark Materials series which was incredibly popular just a couple years ago due to a netflix series I believe.
2026-07-22 20:50:37
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evilaz905
Laz :
I tested this and asked ChatGPT for the name of a lighthouse keeper. Top name was Elias Thorne.
2026-07-23 14:29:20
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