Re:Statement from Scarlett Johansson on the OpenAI "Sky" voice
by EasyMark on Monday May 20, 2024 @07:43PM
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Sure they could have taken her to court but right now they don't want the bad publicity, especially since it would put everything else in the shadow of such a scandalous "story". Better to just back off, let S.J. win and move on and start planning on they're gonna spend all that paper money they got with announcement of a new, more advanced model. It's a financial decision and a fairly predictable one. I'm glad she won this time.
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Re:Statement from Scarlett Johansson on the OpenAI "Sky" voice
by smugma on Monday May 20, 2024 @07:49PM
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She also won big against Disney. They backed down even though it appeared the contract was on their side. Iger apologized.
Re:Statement from Scarlett Johansson on the OpenAI "Sky" voice
by mschuster91 on Tuesday May 21, 2024 @02:35AM
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Probably (and rightfully) feared that, had Disney stuck with their position, other MCU actors would be much, much harsher in new contract negotiations - or that some would go as far and say "nope, I quit".
Re:Statement from Scarlett Johansson on the OpenAI "Sky" voice
by __loam on Monday May 20, 2024 @07:46PM
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Paper money from the model they're giving away for free?
Re:Statement from Scarlett Johansson on the OpenAI "Sky" voice
by EasyMark on Monday May 20, 2024 @07:58PM
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I mean if you don't think these kinds of positive announcements don't increase the value of the company or parent company then I don't really know how to convince you as it's a standard business principle.
Re:Statement from Scarlett Johansson on the OpenAI "Sky" voice
by ml-anon on Monday May 20, 2024 @08:15PM
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There isn’t a positive announcement here, what is wrong with you?
This reads like “we got caught red handed” and doing the bare minimum for it to not appear malicious and deliberate when the timeline is read out in court.