Scarlett Johansson Says OpenAI Ripped Off Her Voice for ChatGPT
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Re: Scarlett Johansson Says OpenAI Ripped Off Her Voice for ChatGPT
#2A snippet from that article.
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Johansson’s statement, relayed to WIRED by her publicist, claims that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman asked her last September to provide ChatGPT’s new voice but that she declined. She describes being astounded to see the company demo a new voice for ChatGPT last week that sounded like her anyway.
“When I heard the release demo I was shocked, angered, and in disbelief that Mr. Altman would pursue a voice that sounded so eerily similar to mine that my closest friends and news outlets could not tell the difference,” the statement reads. It notes that Altman appeared to encourage the world to connect the demo with Johansson’s performance by tweeting out “her,” in reference to the movie, on May 13.
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Says it all really and why some folks at OpenAI probably left because of the attitude of the current CEO to 'win' at any cost.
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#3Is there an expert statement somewhere, that analyses the similarity of the voices?
Personally I can't really judge it, I can hear some similarities but also differences.
Re: Scarlett Johansson Says OpenAI Ripped Off Her Voice for ChatGPT
#4A snippet from that article. ---- Johansson’s statement, relayed to WIRED by her publicist, claims that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman asked her last September to provide ChatGPT’s new voice but that she declined. She describes being astounded to see the company demo a new voice for ChatGPT last week that sounded like her anyway. “When I heard the release demo I was shocked, angered, and in disbelief that Mr. Altman would pur…
It doesn't say it all. It says their point of view, in a way that is designed to lead people to their preferred set of conclusions.
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#5To me that voice never sounded like her. Even when I try to listen as if it is really her talking. The voice in the movie 'Her' was very distinct. Not this one though.
What about the voice of actress who actually did lend her voice for Sky? Can she claim that this is her voice?
Re: Scarlett Johansson Says OpenAI Ripped Off Her Voice for ChatGPT
#6A snippet from that article. ---- Johansson’s statement, relayed to WIRED by her publicist, claims that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman asked her last September to provide ChatGPT’s new voice but that she declined. She describes being astounded to see the company demo a new voice for ChatGPT last week that sounded like her anyway. “When I heard the release demo I was shocked, angered, and in disbelief that Mr. Altman would pur…
"Sky" voice has been available since September though, OpenAI met with the "Sky" voice actress in June and July, months before contacting Scarlett Johansson.
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#7This is engagement farming, pure and simple, and has ensured that a very very broad audience is now aware that OpenAI has this kind of functionality.
Even if there ends up being some kind of monetary settlement ... I bet this works out as a net plus for OAI. Which is a bit sad that the market rewards dishonorable behavior.
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#8I bet OpenAI wanted spice up the demo by making it look like Her the movie and willing take the back lash later, using “we hired a similar voice actor as a slight reprieve”.
This is very familiar to early Napster/torrent era where it disrupted music distribution, now with voice and image likeliness. I think the industry will find a way to evolve for the better just like Music did
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#9How many times is this going to be posted?
Re: Scarlett Johansson Says OpenAI Ripped Off Her Voice for ChatGPT
#10Well covered in previous thread with better source (Johansson's statement)