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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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keepamovin wrote: post #26

I think it’s interesting that Johansson chose to forgo substantial royalties and collaboration potential But it must feel pretty fucking weird and violatory when you spend your entire life thinking about how you are going to deliver certain lines and that’s your creative Body of work, and then for someone to just take that Voice and apply it to any random text that can be generated? I get why she wouldn’t want to let…

She choose to forego being a billion lonely guys AI girlfriend

Not a bad call for someone already rich

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

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timdorr wrote: post #33
mxstbr wrote: 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.

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

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Post by logrot »

keepamovin wrote: post #26

I think it’s interesting that Johansson chose to forgo substantial royalties and collaboration potential But it must feel pretty fucking weird and violatory when you spend your entire life thinking about how you are going to deliver certain lines and that’s your creative Body of work, and then for someone to just take that Voice and apply it to any random text that can be generated? I get why she wouldn’t want to let…

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

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aeurielesn wrote: post #35
dilap wrote: post #12

> 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.

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

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Post by laborcontract »

aeurielesn wrote: post #35
dilap wrote: post #12

> 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.

You are on "Hacker News", surely it's not that much of a surprise?

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

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Post by tootie »

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.

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

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Post by themagician »

dilap wrote: post #12

> 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…

Sure, a bit of rebellion can fuel innovation in founders, but as they gain power, it's important to keep things ethical. What seems charming at the startup phase might raise eyebrows as the company expands.
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