Scarlett Johansson's Clash With OpenAI Over ChatGPT Voice Reveals Dark Side Of AI
Scarlett Johansson's Clash With OpenAI Over ChatGPT Voice Reveals Dark Side Of AI
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wanted actress Scarlett Johansson to be the voice behind the company's ChatGPT voice assistant, reaching out to her last September, according to Johansson. She declined the offer for personal reasons, she said in a statement.
But, when OpenAI released a demo for its voice assistant, it appeared as if the company used a voice modeled after Johansson's anyway. This prompted her to enlist legal counsel, which wrote letters to OpenAI spurring the company to take down the voice, dubbed 'Sky'. Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) is an investor and owns a minority stake in OpenAI.
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约翰逊说，OpenAI首席执行官山姆·奥特曼希望女演员斯嘉丽·约翰逊成为该公司ChatGPT语音助手背后的代言人，她于去年9月与她进行了接触。她在一份声明中说，她出于个人原因拒绝了这个提议。
但是，当OpenAI发布其语音助手的演示时，该公司似乎使用了仿照约翰逊的语音。这促使她聘请了法律顾问，法律顾问写信给OpenAI，促使该公司取消名为 “Sky” 的声音。微软公司（纳斯达克股票代码：MSFT）是一家投资者，拥有OpenAI的少数股权。
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The saga showcases a clear issue with how AI models are trained and developed. Even without Johansson's consent, AI was able to seemingly recreate her voice through media such as her movies, interviews and more. Altman, the CEO and cofounder of OpenAI, tweeted "her" a few days ago, which many people speculate is a reference to a movie in which Johansson voices an AI virtual assistant.
Johansson's battle with OpenAI is one small example of a larger problem as artists grapple with how AI companies train their tools and programs. OpenAI and other companies have used images, videos and other media forms that can be found on social media to train their programs, without compensating the creators of that media.
Many people were quick to criticize Altman and OpenAI on X. Howard Lindzon, the founder of StockTwits, tweeted that Altman is 'full of s***.' Actor Anson Mount tweeted "Rarely have I seen a company's intention so completely undermined by the arrogance of its CEO. Good for [Johansson] for fighting back. Mr. Altman seems to be under the delusion that we are already his digital slaves."
该传奇故事展示了如何训练和开发人工智能模型的明显问题。即使没有约翰逊的同意，人工智能似乎也能够通过电影、访谈等媒体重现她的声音。OpenAI首席执行官兼联合创始人奥特曼几天前在推特上发布了 “她” 的推文，许多人推测这是指约翰逊为人工智能虚拟助手配音的电影。
Johansson 与 OpenAI 的斗争是艺术家们努力解决人工智能公司如何训练其工具和程序时面临的更大问题的一个小例子。OpenAI和其他公司已经使用可以在社交媒体上找到的图像、视频和其他媒体形式来训练他们的节目，而没有补偿该媒体的创作者。
许多人很快在X上批评了奥特曼和OpenAI。StockTwits的创始人霍华德·林森在推特上说，奥特曼 “满是***”。演员安森·芒特在推特上说：“我很少见到一家公司的意图被其首席执行官的傲慢行为如此彻底地破坏了。对 [约翰逊] 的反击有好处。奥特曼先生似乎错觉我们已经是他的数字奴隶了。”
The use of AI to replace voice actors and creators was a key discussion point during last year's writers' strike in Hollywood. Johansson's decision to decline the offer from OpenAI highlights the need for regulations to protect artists, actors, and creators from being undermined by AI tools.
使用人工智能取代配音演员和创作者是去年好莱坞作家罢工期间的关键讨论点。约翰逊决定拒绝 OpenAI 的提议，凸显了制定监管以保护艺术家、演员和创作者免受人工智能工具破坏的必要性。
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