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Why do you feel OpenAI doesn't have a chance to win in court given the information presented in this WaPo article? It seems fairly conclusive to me.

• boxed 2y ago
  Copying by hiring a sound-alike/impersonator is an implementation detail. They knew full well that they were trying to copy her voice. Then they asked. And they got a no. And then they did it anyway. I don't see how the implementation details matter at all.
  • pests 2y ago
    It's their natural voice. Are they not allowed to hire a person that sounds like... any famous person? Aren't others in this thread claiming how similar voices can be and theyre not unqiue?
    • DharmaPolice 2y ago
      I think the optics of this aren't great. You ask someone to copy their voice, they say no and then (maybe coincidentally) you release a voice designed to sound very similar. Legally this may well be fine but come on, didn't anyone think this might make them look bad?
      • Aerroon 2y ago
        Sure, but to me it looks bad from the other perspective too if this is made into a problem. A person's natural voice is their voice and some celebrity should NOT be able to dictate how it is used.
        • HuntanIdea 2y ago
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          • pests 2y ago
            what?
    • boxed 2y ago
      Is it though? Or did the voice actor try to sound more like Scarlett?
    • bux93 2y ago
      The VA has not been identified, but I bet that she has a showreel in which you can hear at least ten different natural voices that are not at all like SJ's performance in 'her'. A sad read for the local undertaker. A maniacal shouty ad for the monster truck rally. A motherly read for baby formula. Some fun accents. A dramatic read.
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• omnicognate 2y ago
  Read up about "Right to publicity" laws or just read the article itself, which explains she may have a strong case against OpenAI here.