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Possibly, but that is not what their statement suggests to me, unless those 'questions' came from her/her legal team. I suppose they could also be worried abou

Possibly, but that is not what their statement suggests to me, unless those 'questions' came from her/her legal team. I suppose they could also be worried about future legal action from her. Maybe it just isn't worth getting sued, even if you technically did nothing wrong. But I also have a hard time believing they went thru this careful process of voice selection and it never occurred to them that the voice sounded like her, and didn't think about the legal repercussions https://openai.com/index/how-the-voices-for-chatgpt-were-chosen/ https://openai.com/index/how-the-voices-for-chatgpt-were-cho...

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rakoo 2y ago
> But I also have a hard time believing they went thru this careful process of voice selection and it never occurred to them that the voice sounded like her, and didn't think about the legal repercussions You do know the whole modus operandi of AI companies is "screw laws, take it all we'll see what happens" right ? That they actively lobby to not respect IP laws because they couldn't exist if they were enforced ? That they do not care about the negative impact they might have on anything ? I'm no proponent of IP myself but I don't take from others to redistribute for my sole profit.
- dbsmith83 2y ago
  > You do know the whole modus operandi of AI companies is "screw laws, take it all we'll see what happens" right ? That they actively lobby to not respect IP laws because they couldn't exist if they were enforced ? That they do not care about the negative impact they might have on anything ? Yeah, for sure, I agree with all that. In this case, openai says they got a voice actor though so I'm not sure if IP applies here. Because of the movie SJ was in, I could honestly see a lawsuit going either way I guess
  - rakoo 2y ago
    > In this case, openai says they got a voice actor though so I'm not sure if IP applies here The effect of the DMCA on youtube has shown that IP seems to apply even if something vaguely looks or sounds like the original. "Apply" not meaning "is true", but "has consequences".
browningstreet 2y ago
How about this statement from Scarlett Johansson herself? https://daringfireball.net/linked/2024/05/20/openai-johansson-voice-ripoff https://daringfireball.net/linked/2024/05/20/openai-johansso...
- dbsmith83 2y ago
  Yes, I just saw this. Looks like the 'questions' did come from her and her legal team after all

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rakoo 2y ago

> But I also have a hard time believing they went thru this careful process of voice selection and it never occurred to them that the voice sounded like her, and didn't think about the legal repercussions You do know the whole modus operandi of AI companies is "screw laws, take it all we'll see what happens" right ? That they actively lobby to not respect IP laws because they couldn't exist if they were enforced ? That they do not care about the negative impact they might have on anything ? I'm no proponent of IP myself but I don't take from others to redistribute for my sole profit.

dbsmith83 2y ago
> You do know the whole modus operandi of AI companies is "screw laws, take it all we'll see what happens" right ? That they actively lobby to not respect IP laws because they couldn't exist if they were enforced ? That they do not care about the negative impact they might have on anything ? Yeah, for sure, I agree with all that. In this case, openai says they got a voice actor though so I'm not sure if IP applies here. Because of the movie SJ was in, I could honestly see a lawsuit going either way I guess
- rakoo 2y ago
  > In this case, openai says they got a voice actor though so I'm not sure if IP applies here The effect of the DMCA on youtube has shown that IP seems to apply even if something vaguely looks or sounds like the original. "Apply" not meaning "is true", but "has consequences".

browningstreet 2y ago

How about this statement from Scarlett Johansson herself? https://daringfireball.net/linked/2024/05/20/openai-johansson-voice-ripoff https://daringfireball.net/linked/2024/05/20/openai-johansso...

dbsmith83 2y ago
Yes, I just saw this. Looks like the 'questions' did come from her and her legal team after all