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Re:Statement from Scarlett Johansson on the OpenAI "Sky" voice by hooloovoo_zoo on Monday May 20, 2024 @07:53PM (#40422160)
Both cases seem to have also borrowed from the artists’ songs too however. That could perhaps make a difference.
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Re:Statement from Scarlett Johansson on the OpenAI "Sky" voice by pseudalopex on Monday May 20, 2024 @08:20PM (#40422416)
Bette Midler and Tom Waits didn't control their songs when they sued the companies.
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Re:Statement from Scarlett Johansson on the OpenAI "Sky" voice by hooloovoo_zoo on Monday May 20, 2024 @08:34PM (#40422571)
But it makes it more likely that the listener will associate the commercial with the artist than just using the voice.
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Re:Statement from Scarlett Johansson on the OpenAI "Sky" voice by pseudalopex on Tuesday May 21, 2024 @12:00AM (#40423962)
The Midler v. Ford decision said her voice was distinctive. Not the song.

OpenAI didn't just use a voice like Scarlett Johansson's. They used it in an AI system they wanted people to associate with AI from movies and the movie where Johansson played an AI particularly.[1][2]

[1] https://blog.samaltman.com/gpt-4o

[2] https://x.com/sama/status/1790075827666796666

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Re:Statement from Scarlett Johansson on the OpenAI "Sky" voice by deprecative on Monday May 20, 2024 @11:45PM (#40423864)
True to an extent. I'd argue that celebrity of a certain level would make one's voice recognizable and thus confusion can happen.
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