Grimes and Elon Musk have named their child X Æ A-12, which somehow isn’t all that surprising. Elon Musk certainly draws quite a bit from science fiction, and is similarly guided by science fiction, from his Tesla Cybertruck to his dreams of colonizing Mars. And X Æ A-12 certainly screams science fiction.

It’s definitely interesting to note that the Æ is at least somewhat inspired by AI. How will a child feel growing up in a world increasingly running on AI with AI basically in their name? I certainly wouldn’t be surprised if they change their name—it wouldn’t be the first time a child of celebrity ditched an off-beat name. Wavy Gravy’s son did the same, going from Howdy Do-Good Gravy to Jordan Romney, which doesn’t surprise me, as I personally know him to be a pretty laid back and quiet person. But I do wonder how X Æ A-12 will feel about his name growing up, and how he will be impacted by it. Another interesting dimension here is that this name supports Musk and Grimes’ gender neutral position on parenting. Sci-fi meets gender politics here in an interesting way. We’ll see if the name sticks.