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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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Post by steveBK123 »

tootie wrote: post #49
aaronharnly wrote: post #11

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.

This is so pointless and petty too. Like "hee hee our software is just like the movies". And continuing the trend of tech moguls watching bleak satire and thinking it's aspirational.

How do people watch 15 seconds of a demo like this - https://x.com/OpenAI/status/1790072174117613963

And not see how over the top it is... cmon.

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

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Post by nickthegreek »

anon373839 wrote: post #62

Well, that statement lays out a damning timeline: - OpenAI approached Scarlett last fall, and she refused. - Two days before the GPT-4o launch, they contacted her agent and asked that she reconsider. (Two days! This means they already had everything they needed to ship the product with Scarlett’s cloned voice.) - Not receiving a response, OpenAI demos the product anyway, with Sam tweeting “her” in reference to Scarle…

This statement from scarlet really changed my perspective. I use and loved the Sky voice and I did feel it sounded a little like her, but moreover it was the best of their voice offerings. I was mad when they removed it. But now I’m mad it was ever there to begin with. This timeline makes it clear that this wasn’t a coincidence and maybe not even a hiring of an impressionist (which is where things get a little more wishy washy for me).

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

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Post by fullshark »

endisneigh wrote: post #16

Sadly not much will come of this. Even if they’re fined, so what?

I don't agree, if Johansson is serious about wanting a legal precedent set and doesn't care about the money (tbd) then a hypothetical lawsuit could go to the US Supreme court and lead to a decision that has significant ramifications.

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

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Post by whamlastxmas »

UberFly wrote: post #32

OpenAI has successfully stolen the intellectual property of millions of people to incorporate into their product, so why would they fear stealing someones voice at this point? I hope she wins. Maybe it'll set some kind of precedent.

Calling it stealing is a stretch. They have, at worst, infringed on copyright and terms of service.

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

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Post by signal11 »

aaronharnly wrote: post #11

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.

OpenAI claimed they hired a different professional actor who performed using her own voice [1].

If so, I suspect they’ll be okay in a court of law — having a voice similar to a celebrity isn’t illegal.

It’ll likely cheese off actors and performers though.

[1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2024/05/20/openai-sa...

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