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Re:OpenAI and Scarlett Johansson's Voice by skybrian on Thursday May 23, 2024 @12:42PM (#40456894)
Sure, it could have happened, but it seems we don’t have evidence either way.

Tweeting “her” months later doesn’t prove anything. That Tweet might superficially look like evidence of intent, but if you think about it, it’s not.

Re:OpenAI and Scarlett Johansson's Voice by sanderjd on Thursday May 23, 2024 @02:12PM (#40457958)
Counterpoint: if you think about it, yes it is.
Re:OpenAI and Scarlett Johansson's Voice by skybrian on Thursday May 23, 2024 @05:42PM (#40460257)
To spell it out, based on the date, it's very weak evidence for something that happened many months before.
Re:OpenAI and Scarlett Johansson's Voice by sanderjd on Thursday May 23, 2024 @09:03PM (#40461802)
To spell it out in the way that doesn't require a crazy level of suspension of disbelief:

Based on the date (right after the public release of the assistant), it is actually very strong evidence for "we thought it would be awesome to have an AI voice companion that sounds like the one in Her", which, combined with the (undisputed) revelation that they indeed tried (twice) to get the person who did that voice, is a very strong indicator of the intent of the thing that happened many months before.

Re:OpenAI and Scarlett Johansson's Voice by skybrian on Thursday May 23, 2024 @09:15PM (#40461878)
Yes, actually trying to hire Scarlett Johansson is very good evidence that they thought it would be awesome if they succeeded in hiring her as a celebrity voice. A one-word tweet adds nothing to that.
Re:OpenAI and Scarlett Johansson's Voice by sanderjd on Thursday May 23, 2024 @10:53PM (#40462387)
Sure it does. Intent is all about a pattern of behavior. It's part of the pattern.