12-11-2025 19:47 via businessinsider.com

A CEO accidentally gave a new project the same name as a famous OnlyFans model — and quickly changed it

Inference briefly named a new venture "Project AELLA." Its CEO, Sam Hogan, said he hadn't heard of OnlyFans model Aella "until today."Illustration by Mateusz Slodkowski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesInference rolled out an open-science CEO named "Project AELLA." The OnlyFans model Aella responded: "Lmfao."Aella is a sex worker and Substack researcher whose theories have been praised by Marc Andreessen.CEO Sam Hogan changed the name and responded to Aella on X, "I didn't know who you we
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