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Why did Anthropic chose an anus for Claude's logo?

there is nothing in this world that will convince me this is not the case.

the shape - check

the animation of opening and closing - check

was discussed before, but I don't see any reasonable explanation, only "I think it is"/"I don't think it is". ex: https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1ersfxj/claude_says_its_logo_is_definitely_not_a_butthole

the possibilities are: 1. making fun of us; 2. extreme narrow-mindedness

I can't imagine how 2 could be true, given the magnitude of their product

( 4 comments | on HN )
Re:Why did Anthropic chose an anus for Claude's logo? by jrflowers on Sunday August 03, 2025 @04:18AM (#44775021)
Re:Why did Anthropic chose an anus for Claude's logo? by xucian on Monday August 11, 2025 @03:55PM (#44868718)
good read
Re:Why did Anthropic chose an anus for Claude's logo? by lesserknowndan on Sunday August 03, 2025 @06:44AM (#44775602)
Well, I can't unsee that!
Re:Why did Anthropic chose an anus for Claude's logo? by xucian on Monday August 11, 2025 @03:53PM (#44868707)
sry