Date: Wed, 29 May 2024 03:10:21 -0500 Mime-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Subject: Re: Scarlett Johansson's Battle With OpenAI Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv References: <4AGdncoJueTB0cz7nZ2dnZfqnPSdnZ2d@giganews.com> Content-Language: en-US From: trotsky In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 134 Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!usenet.blueworldhosting.com!diablo1.usenet.blueworldhosting.com!feeder.usenetexpress.com!tr2.iad1.usenetexpress.com!news.newsdemon.com!not-for-mail Nntp-Posting-Date: Wed, 29 May 2024 08:10:02 +0000 X-Received-Bytes: 7405 Organization: NewsDemon - www.newsdemon.com X-Complaints-To: abuse@newsdemon.com Message-Id: <17d3e74d58fe53d9$1$273357$d54a64@news.newsdemon.com> Bytes: 7831 On 5/28/24 2:55 PM, BTR1701 wrote: > In article , FPP > wrote: > >> On 5/26/24 2:44 PM, BTR1701 wrote: >>> In article , FPP >>> wrote: >>> >>>> On 5/25/24 11:35 AM, BTR1701 wrote: >>>>> FPP wrote: >>>>>> On 5/24/24 10:26 PM, BTR1701 wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>> https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/ar-BB1mWLqa >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Scarlett Johansson's powerful Hollywood agent, Bryan Lourd, wanted >>>>>>> answers when he made an urgent call to Sam Altman last week: What do >>>>>>> you think you're doing? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Altman's artificial intelligence powerhouse, OpenAI, had for months >>>>>>> unsuccessfully courted Johansson, who memorably voiced an AI assistant >>>>>>> in the 2013 film HER. Last September, Johansson turned down an offer >>>>>>> to work with OpenAI and voice a new assistant feature. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Altman didn't give up. In mid-May, he texted Lourd, co-chairman of >>>>>>> Creative Artists Agency, asking if Johansson might reconsider-- he >>>>>>> wanted to show the actress something he'd been working on, people >>>>>>> familiar with the interaction said. The camps couldn't settle on a >>>>>>> time to meet. Then on May 13, OpenAI showcased an updated AI system, >>>>>>> equipped with new voice assistants for its Chat GPT tool, including a >>>>>>> female named Sky. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Johansson was surprised and angry. She and Lourd thought-- and others >>>>>>> agreed-- that Sky's voice sounded "eerily similar" to the actress. >>>>>>> Lourd and the actress spent the morning fielding calls and emails from >>>>>>> friends and associates, some of whom worried that OpenAI had simply >>>>>>> appropriated Johansson's voice without permission. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> When Lourd confronted Altman, however, the OpenAI chief executive was >>>>>>> incredulous. Did they really think the voice sounded like Johansson? >>>>>>> Was she mad? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> So began the most dramatic episode yet in the collision between >>>>>>> Hollywood >>>>>>> and the exploding world of artificial intelligence. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The emergence of AI as a rapidly advancing and perhaps unstoppable >>>>>>> force >>>>>>> has sparked deep anxiety in creative industries that for decades have >>>>>>> been governed by strict rules of how creators are compensated for their >>>>>>> work. The reason is that the language models that power generative AI >>>>>>> chat tools are typically made using text, images, music and videos >>>>>>> hoovered up from across the internet. That can include material that >>>>>>> is copyrighted, valuable and often paywalled-- like Scarlett >>>>>>> Johansson's >>>>>>> voice. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Johansson-- who just three years ago waged a blistering and public >>>>>>> legal >>>>>>> campaign against Disney-- hired a legal team to demand answers from >>>>>>> Altman and OpenAI and issued an excoriating statement. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> OpenAI, however, said Sky was never intended to resemble Johansson, and >>>>>>> that the company had hired a voice actor who recorded the part before >>>>>>> any >>>>>>> outreach to Johansson. People close to Altman say he wanted Johansson >>>>>>> to be involved in the voice project, potentially as an additional voice >>>>>>> or to promote the product. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> OpenAI paused use of the Sky voice on Sunday after receiving legal >>>>>>> letters from Johansson's team of representatives. Altman said Monday >>>>>>> evening in a statement that he apologized for failing to communicate >>>>>>> better. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Altman has been the most visible face of the AI movement since OpenAI >>>>>>> launched ChatGPT in late 2022 and ignited a global frenzy over AI >>>>>>> technology. He and the company face numerous challenges, including a >>>>>>> slew of copyright lawsuits and mounting pressure to advance its GPT-4 >>>>>>> technology. It's also trying to move past its leadership crisis from >>>>>>> last November, when OpenAI's then-board of directors fired Altman for >>>>>>> failing to be "consistently candid". He was quickly reinstated as CEO. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> For performers like Johansson and IP owners, it is hard to prove >>>>>>> whether >>>>>>> their likeness or content has been misused. Regulations governing the >>>>>>> systems are scant. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Altman in a speech last year said he and other OpenAI executives were >>>>>>> inspired by the 2013 film HER, in which a man falls in love with his AI >>>>>>> assistant, voiced by Johansson. The company aimed to develop an >>>>>>> assistant like Apple's Siri or Microsoft's Cortana that users could >>>>>>> talk to. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Last May, the company sent out a casting call looking for male, female, >>>>>>> and nonbinary voices in the 25 to 45 age range. It wanted voices that >>>>>>> were warm, engaging and charismatic, internal documents reviewed by The >>>>>>> Wall Street Journal show. "Someone you instantly trust and feel a >>>>>>> kinship with. Nothing 'put on'." >>>>>>> >>>>>>> It whittled down a list of 400 applicants and flew actors to San >>>>>>> Francisco last June and July for recording sessions. The actors were >>>>>>> asked to sign nondisclosure agreements and refrain from providing voice >>>>>>> recordings to OpenAI's competitors for three years after the product >>>>>>> launch, the documents show. OpenAI says that the actress who played >>>>>>> Sky was recording in the studio last July. >>>>>> >>>>>> Which is a complete crock of shit. >>>>>> Wrong again, counselor. >>>>> >>>>> Are you yet again under the impression that I wrote an article that I >>>>> quoted from the legacy corporate media? >>>>> >>>>> I'm not 'wrong again', Shit Shoes. I didn't say anything here to be wrong >>>>> about. All I did was post an interesting article about show business in a >>>>> TV newsgroup. >>> >>>> You posted Altman's lies. >>> >>> No, MSN/MSNBC/NBC put his comments in their article. I merely posted the >>> article. >>> >>>> Why didn't you post Altman calling his new AI voice: "Her"? >>> >>> Because that wasn't in MSN/MSNBC/NBC's article. Are you finally coming >>> around to the fact that the corporate legacy media can't be trusted? >>> >>> Well, to quote a famous Christmas movie, "Welcome to the party, pal." >>> >> >> You posted it. I corrected it, and you're running for the hills. > > Wow, you're really losing it, aren't ya? Why, are you walking for the hills rather than running? LOL!!!!!