OpenAI question: Should you trust a thief with receipts?

OpenAI question: Should you trust a thief with receipts?

ByJosh Bernoff

OpenAI says it has proof that it didn’t steal Scarlett Johansson’s voice. Does that make it an honest company? OpenAI defends its actions Scarlett Johansson claimed OpenAI solicited her to train its latest AI, then released a voice called “Sky” that sounded just like her. Open AI says no, they didn’t use her voice, and…

Scarlett Johansson, OpenAI, and the muddy forensics of AI content theft

Scarlett Johansson, OpenAI, and the muddy forensics of AI content theft

ByJosh Bernoff

In its latest announcement of the recent update ChatGPT-4o, OpenAI demonstrated how it more naturally interacts in voice conversations. (You can see some of that in this clip.) The AI’s voice, known as Sky, sounds a lot like the popular actress Scarlett Johansson. The question I’m pondering today is, if the voice was actually built…