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UPDATE, 4:15 PM PT: Something called « Sky » like Scarlett Johansson's voice no longer exists in OpenAI, but her The star says there is more behind the story.
For one thing, OpenAI founder Sam Altman seems to understand very well that no means no.
Hours after the OpenAI interactive voice « Sky » abandoned its system, Johansson released a statement in her own voice that explained how Altman's attempts to use her tones were rejected, but she went ahead anyway — until lawyers were called. .
Read Johansson's full statement below:
Last September, I got an offer from Sam Altman who wanted to hire me to do the voice for the current ChatGPT 4.0 system. He told me that by giving the computer a voice, I could bridge the gap between tech companies and creators, and help consumers feel comfortable with the seismic shift around humans and AI. « I felt that my voice would be a comfort to people, » he said.
After much consideration and for personal reasons, I declined the offer. Nine months later, my friends, family and the public all raved about how much the new system « Sky » sounded like to me.
When I heard the released demo, I was shocked, angry and incredulous that Mr. Altman's voice sounded so much like mine that my close friends and news outlets couldn't tell the difference. Mr. Altman deliberately evoked this similarity, tweeting the single word « her » — a reference to the movie I voiced a chat system named Samantha, who develops an intimate relationship with a man.
Two days before the ChatGPT 4.0 demo was released, Mr. Altman contacted my agent and asked me to reconsider. Before we connected, the computer was out.
As a result of their actions, I was forced to hire legal counsel, Mr. Wrote two letters to Altman and OpenAI, setting out what they had done and asking them to describe the exact process that produced the « Sky » voice. As a result, OpenAI reluctantly agreed to remove the « Sky » voice.
At a time when we all struggle with deepfakes and the security of our own image, our own work, our own identities, I believe these are questions that deserve thorough clarity. I look forward to transparency and appropriate legislation to help ensure that individual rights are protected.
Sources familiar with the situation confirm the Black Widow actor's account of events to Deadline.
Earlier, at 7:57 AM PT: OpenAI pulls off an artificial intelligence voice that users have compared to Scarlett Johansson's, but the company insists it's « not a replica » and that it « supports the creative community ».
The company explained its reasoning A blog post On Monday morning, a real voice actor « sampled » doing the voice for « Sky, » one of five interactive voices introduced last fall. Due to privacy concerns, the company does not disclose the identities of the actors who provided the voice behind the ChatGPT features.
« We support the creative community and work closely with the voice acting industry to ensure we take the right steps to release ChatGPT's voices, » the company wrote. “Each actor is compensated above best market value and will continue to do so as long as their voices are used in our productions.
AI voices, OpenAI emphasized, « must not intentionally mimic a celebrity's unique voice — Skye's voice is not a reflection of Scarlett Johansson, but belongs to another professional actress using her own natural speaking voice. »
Saturday Night Live Johansson's husband, Colin Jost, joked about comparisons between the voice-activated ChatGPT and the movie and waded into the controversy during « Weekend Update. » her. In the 2013 film, Johansson voices the central, technologically inanimate character of a virtual assistant that Joaquin Phoenix's character is inspired by.
« I never bothered to look, because without that body, what's the point of asking? » Jost was cracking up.
For Hollywood's unions, flapping is a laughing matter. The WGA and SAG-AFTRA made AI a key component of the 2023 milestone strikes, and the guilds continue to closely monitor and weigh developments on the technological frontier.
Founded as a non-profit in 2015, OpenAI has created non-profit subsidiaries designed as vehicles for Microsoft to invest in the company. Microsoft has reportedly committed a total of $13 billion to OpenAI, including an additional $10 billion in funding last year.
