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Re:OpenAI and Scarlett Johansson's Voice by nhinck3 on Thursday May 23, 2024 @07:30AM (#40453363)
Then what were OpenAI hoping to get out of their association with her? Why go to the effort of getting in contact? Why reference the film Her?
Re:OpenAI and Scarlett Johansson's Voice by flanked-evergl on Thursday May 23, 2024 @08:10AM (#40453728)
What is the angle here? They tell people that it's Scarlett Johansson responding to them instead of a computer? To what end? I just don't get it. And I think anyone who confuses a computer program for a real person has bigger problems than being potentially defrauded by OpenAI.

And people have been making computers sound like humans without anyone suggesting that it's some attempt at fraud for very long.

Re:OpenAI and Scarlett Johansson's Voice by nhinck3 on Thursday May 23, 2024 @10:26PM (#40462272)
The angle is that most people understand the value of celebrity endorsement? And that OpenAI is seeking the endorsement that would come along with association with Scarlett Johansson and the movie Her?
Re:OpenAI and Scarlett Johansson's Voice by CRConrad on Monday May 27, 2024 @05:39AM (#40489197)
> What is the angle here? They tell people that it's Scarlett Johansson responding to them instead of a computer? To what end? I just don't get it.

Then don't worry about it. It doesn't matter anyway. Ponder the questions in the comment you replied to in stead; the ones you evaded by asking these irrelevant ones.

Re:OpenAI and Scarlett Johansson's Voice by kobalsky on Thursday May 23, 2024 @09:03AM (#40454188)
They contacted her to use her voice. I mean, the Sky voice doesn't sound like Scarlet Johansson.

> Why reference the film Her?

Because they developed an AI some people is bonding with. Which is the bigger deal? The voice or the AI, you tell me.