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Statement from Scarlett Johansson on the OpenAI "Sky" voice

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Re: Statement from Scarlett Johansson on the OpenAI "Sky" voice

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There is no source; black text on a white background. How do we know this is real?

Variety has a story.[1] It doesn't yet mention an direct statement from Johannson. But watch that space. Variety is well connected in Hollywood and will check with her agent to confirm or deny.

[1] https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/openai-pulls-scarlett-...

Re: Statement from Scarlett Johansson on the OpenAI "Sky" voice

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post #13

There is no source; black text on a white background. How do we know this is real?

Scarlett Johansson doesn't have social media accounts: https://nypost.com/2023/04/04/why-scarlett-johansson-is-not-...

Stuff from her comes via press agents, which is generally sent directly to reporters.

Re: Statement from Scarlett Johansson on the OpenAI "Sky" voice

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I am really not liking this Sam guy and how he does things. He has an attitude of “my way and only my way, and I don’t care what you think or do”

This is pretty much quintessential founder behavior. I have had my run-ins with people like this, and the relationship is usually short lived. I do not drink the kool-aid, and question pretty much everything. These types of personalities are like oil and water and do not mix. You almost need a third person to act as a emulsifier to allow the oil&water to mix without separating.

Re: Statement from Scarlett Johansson on the OpenAI "Sky" voice

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> 4. Naughtiness > Though the most successful founders are usually good people, they tend to have a piratical gleam in their eye. They're not Goody Two-Shoes type good. Morally, they care about getting the big questions right, but not about observing proprieties. That's why I'd use the word naughty rather than evil. They delight in breaking rules, but not rules that matter. This quality may be redundant though; it ma…

This quote actually makes me disgusted. I don't think this is a quality to encourage on, especially since despite the tone it reads more as abuse.

Re: Statement from Scarlett Johansson on the OpenAI "Sky" voice

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I am really not liking this Sam guy and how he does things. He has an attitude of “my way and only my way, and I don’t care what you think or do”

Him and pretty much the entire SV culture.

Relax guys, he's Open!

Open for business, Open to suggestions, and Open season for any lawyers that want a piece of the sizable damages.

Re: Statement from Scarlett Johansson on the OpenAI "Sky" voice

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Well, this confirms that OpenAI have been shooting from the hip, not that we needed much confirmation. The fact that they repeatedly tried to hire Johansson, then went ahead and made a soundalike while explicitly describing that they were trying to make it be like her voice in the movie … is pretty bad for them.

It’s definitely sketchy (classic OpenAI) But my question is: is what they did actually illegal? Can someone copyright their own voice?
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