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"Sky" voice has been available since September though, OpenAI met with the "Sky" voice actress in June and July, months before contacting Scarlett Johansson.
by GaggiX 2y ago
"Sky" voice has been available since September though, OpenAI met with the "Sky" voice actress in June and July, months before contacting Scarlett Johansson.
- ceejayoz 2y agohttps://www.npr.org/2024/05/20/1252495087/openai-pulls-ai-voice-that-was-compared-to-scarlett-johansson-in-the-movie-her https://www.npr.org/2024/05/20/1252495087/openai-pulls-ai-vo... > Johansson said that nine months ago Altman approached her proposing that she allow her voice to be licensed for the new ChatGPT voice assistant. He thought it would be "comforting to people" who are uneasy with AI technology. > Just two days before the new ChatGPT was unveiled, Altman again reached out to Johansson's team, urging the actress to reconsider, she said. I can't imagine they were asking repeatedly including just two days before the demo for funsies. Plus... > OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who has said the 2013 Spike Jonze film is his favorite movie, invited comparisons by posting the word "Her" on X after the company announced the new ChatGPT version.
- GaggiX 2y agoWhat are you suggesting? That OpenAI chose the voice of "Sky" a year ago because she resembled Scarlett Johansson, and then decided to actually contact Scarlett Johansson?
- ceejayoz 2y agoI'm saying contacting the actress for permission and coyly tweeting "her" after referencing it as your favorite movie makes blanket denials a bit hard to swallow.