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Scarlett Johansson issues statement about rejecting Sam Altman’s request for voice work
As reported by NPR’s Bobby Allyn, the Hollywood Reporter, and others on social media, Scarlett Johansson issued a statement regarding her rejection of Sam Altman’s office for voice work for ChatGPT 4. Scarlett Johansson refused Sam Altman’s offer to do a voice for ChatGPT. So apparently OpenAI found a similar voice from a different actor. Read more
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Microsoft impresses with new AI computers, Surface Pro & Surface, with Recall memory
Microsoft is on a roll. It just had a splashy reveal of its new Surface Pro and Surface computers armed with AI called CoPilot. Integrating NPUs right in the computers, Microsoft is able to run AI on the edge, so to speak, meaning the computer itself. According to Microsoft, “Copilot+ PCs are the fastest, most intelligent Read more
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OpenAI “pauses” the Scarlett Johansson-like “Her” voice in ChatGPT voice
After a tumultuous weekend following the departure of key safety executives and engineers, OpenAI faced another controversy: it reportedly paused the voice that sounded like Scarlett-Johansson’s AI voice in the movie Her, a reference that even Sam Altman tweeted about upon the release of GPT-4o. (Her is Altman’s favorite movie.) For comparison, here’s what the Read more
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Major controversy erupts at OpenAI as Sam Altman, Greg Brockman attempt damage control over safety employees leaving
Sam Altman and Greg Brockman were doing full damage control on Saturday to respond to a scathing tweet thread by outgoing super-alignment co-leader Jan Leike, who questioned OpenAI’s commitment to safety and developing responsible AI. Leike said that “safety culture and processes have taken a backseat to shiny products.” “[O]ver the past years, safety culture Read more
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Co-founder Sutskever, Jan Leike, & safety employees leave OpenAI. Must they sign non-disparagement agreements, or accept potential loss of millions in equity?
OpenAI is losing key employees, left and right, including co-founder Ilya Sutskever, superalignment co-leader Jan Leike, safety team member Evan Morikaw, and others. Many of the outgoing employees were responsible for safety concerns to develop responsible AI. Sutskever, who had approved the notorious removal of Sam Altman as CEO (before he was later reinstated), said Read more
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AI voice generator Lovo sued for claims of right of publicity in Lehrman v. Lovo, Inc., No. 1:24-cv-03770 (S.D.N.Y. May 16, 2024)
Lovo.ai is a “hyper realistic AI voice generator that captivates your audience.” As first reported by the New York Times, Paul Skye Lehrman and Linnea Sage, two voice actors, have filed a class action complaint against Lovo for allegedly violating their rights of publicity in their voices under New York state law and Lanham Act Read more