SHOCKING Twist! Scarlett Johansson EXPOSES Sam Altman And OpenAI (Voice Cloning Scandal)

Summary

OpenAI faces controversy following the release of GPT-4, where the AI voice 'Sky' strikingly resembles actress Scarlett Johansson. Johansson, who was allegedly approached by Sam Altman to voice the system, declined the offer. She expressed shock and anger at the similarity, prompting legal action. OpenAI initially denied the imitation but later agreed to remove 'Sky's voice. The incident raises ethical concerns about AI and voice cloning, potentially influencing future regulations.

Takeaways

• 📢 OpenAI is facing controversy over the voice of their GPT-4 AI system, which many believe resembles actress Scarlett Johansson.
• 🎙️ The GPT-4 release showcased a voice model named 'Sky' that could perform complex tasks and had a remarkably human-like voice.
• 🎥 A comparison was made between Sky's voice and that of Samantha from the movie 'Her', which is voiced by Scarlett Johansson.
• 🗣️ OpenAI stated that they selected Sky's voice from over 400 submissions and it was not an imitation of any celebrity.
• 💬 Scarlett Johansson claimed she was approached by Sam Altman, OpenAI's CEO, to voice the GPT-4 system, which she declined.
• 😳 Johansson expressed shock and anger when she heard the released demo, as it sounded strikingly similar to her voice.
• 🔊 Altman's tweet of the word 'her' in reference to the movie 'Her' suggested an intentional connection, which raised ethical questions.
• 🚫 Following Johansson's statement, OpenAI agreed to take down the Sky voice from their product.
• 📚 Johansson called for transparency and legislation to protect individual rights against deep fakes and likeness misuse.
• 📉 The incident has led to a loss of trust in OpenAI and negative PR, with some calling for stricter AI regulation and ethical standards.

Q & A

What controversy has OpenAI recently faced according to the transcript?

OpenAI is facing controversy due to the release of GPT-4.0, which has a voice model that sounds remarkably similar to actress Scarlett Johansson, leading to accusations of voice cloning without consent.

What was the public's initial reaction to the voice of OpenAI's GPT-4.0 model?

The public noticed a striking resemblance between the voice of OpenAI's GPT-4.0 model, named Sky, and Scarlett Johansson's voice, which sparked speculation and discussions about whether it was actually her voice being used.

How did OpenAI respond to the allegations of using Scarlett Johansson's voice?

OpenAI stated that they worked with industry professionals to select the voices and that Sky's voice does not imitate Scarlett Johansson but belongs to a different professional actress using her natural speaking voice.

What was Scarlett Johansson's response to the controversy?

Scarlett Johansson released a statement expressing her shock, anger, and disbelief at OpenAI's actions, stating that she had previously declined an offer to voice the system and was not pleased with the similarities.

What did Scarlett Johansson claim regarding her interaction with Sam Altman from OpenAI?

Scarlett Johansson claimed that Sam Altman had approached her to voice the GPT-4.0 system last September, which she declined for personal reasons, and she was shocked to find out about the similarities after the release.

What was the significance of the movie 'Her' in this controversy?

The movie 'Her' is significant because it features a voice-activated AI system named Samantha, voiced by Scarlett Johansson, and the similarities between Samantha and OpenAI's Sky voice model raised questions about intentional imitation.

What actions did Scarlett Johansson take after the release of the GPT-4.0 demo?

Scarlett Johansson hired legal counsel who sent two letters to Sam Altman and OpenAI, asking for details on how the Sky voice was created and setting out the issues with their actions.

What was the outcome of Scarlett Johansson's legal actions?

OpenAI agreed to take down the Sky voice from their product, and Sam Altman issued a statement apologizing for the lack of communication and clarifying that Sky was never intended to resemble Johansson's voice.

How has the controversy impacted the public's perception of OpenAI and Sam Altman?

The controversy has led to a loss of trust and negative public perception, with some people calling for better ethics and regulation in AI, and others questioning Sam Altman's integrity.

What broader implications does this controversy have for AI ethics and regulation?

The controversy highlights the need for clearer regulations and ethical guidelines in AI, especially concerning voice cloning and the use of celebrity voices, which could lead to legislative changes in the future.

What was the community's reaction to Sam Altman's involvement in the controversy?

The community expressed distrust and negative sentiments towards Sam Altman, with some people suggesting that his actions were unethical and questioning his role in OpenAI.

Outlines

00:00

🤖 AI Voice Controversy: OpenAI Faces Backlash Over GPT-4.0 Voice Similarity

The video script discusses the controversy surrounding OpenAI's GPT-4.0 release, where the AI voice model 'Sky' was accused of sounding remarkably similar to actress Scarlett Johansson. The script mentions that OpenAI had chosen the voice after a process involving over 400 submissions and clarified that Sky's voice was not an imitation of Johansson's but belonged to a different professional actress. However, Scarlett Johansson's statement revealed that she had been approached by Sam Altman, OpenAI's CEO, to voice the chatbot but declined the offer. The release of the GPT-4.0 demo, which featured a voice that closely resembled Johansson's, led to public shock and anger. The video also points out Altman's tweet referencing the movie 'Her', which further fueled speculation about the intentional similarity. As a result of the controversy, Johansson sought legal counsel, and OpenAI agreed to take down the Sky voice.

05:01

📰 Public Reaction and Potential Legal Implications of AI Voice Scandal

This paragraph delves into the public's reaction to the AI voice controversy, highlighting the widespread coverage and the negative impact on OpenAI's reputation. The script outlines how OpenAI's statement, claiming the voice was not an imitation, was met with skepticism, especially after Johansson's detailed account of her interactions with the company. The video emphasizes the growing distrust in OpenAI and Sam Altman, with some people calling for stricter regulations and ethical standards in AI development. It also discusses the potential for this incident to influence future legislation regarding voice cloning and AI ethics, suggesting that celebrities like Johansson have significant influence over public perception and regulatory changes.

10:02

🔄 The Rapid Evolution of AI and the Need for Updated Legislation

The final paragraph of the script touches on the rapid changes in the field of AI and the urgent need for updated legislation to keep pace with technological advancements. It suggests that the current scandal could be a catalyst for rethinking regulations around AI and voice cloning, emphasizing the importance of protecting individual rights and identities in the digital age. The video concludes by highlighting the potential for this incident to reshape the future of AI regulation, reflecting on the broader implications for the technology's development and societal acceptance.

Keywords

💡Open AI

Open AI is a research laboratory and artificial intelligence company that aims to develop safe and beneficial AI technologies. In the video's context, Open AI is central to the controversy surrounding the release of GPT-4.0 and the voice of its AI model, Sky, which has sparked discussions about ethics and imitation of a celebrity's voice.

💡GPT-4.0

GPT-4.0 refers to the fourth generation of Open AI's Generative Pre-trained Transformer, an advanced AI language model capable of performing complex tasks and generating human-like speech. The script discusses the release of GPT-4.0 and the ensuing controversy over the voice used in its multimodal system.

💡Voice Model Sky

Sky is the name given to the voice model used by Open AI in its GPT-4.0 release. The script highlights the controversy that arose due to the similarity between Sky's voice and that of actress Scarlett Johansson, leading to accusations of imitation and ethical concerns.

💡Scarlett Johansson

Scarlett Johansson is a renowned actress who is mentioned in the script as having been approached by Sam Altman, the CEO of Open AI, to voice the GPT-4.0 system. She declined the offer, and later expressed shock and anger at the release of Sky's voice, which sounded strikingly similar to her own.

💡Multimodal System

A multimodal system refers to a technology that can process and generate multiple types of content, such as text, voice, and images. In the video's narrative, Open AI's GPT-4.0 is described as a multimodal system capable of complex tasks, with a focus on its voice model's human-like speech.

💡Ethics

Ethics in this context pertains to the moral principles and guidelines that govern the behavior of individuals and organizations, especially in matters of AI and technology. The script discusses ethical concerns raised by the creation and use of the Sky voice model, which appears to imitate a celebrity's voice without consent.

💡Imitation

Imitation, in the context of the video, refers to the act of copying or mimicking, particularly the voice of a celebrity. The script describes how Open AI's voice model Sky was accused of imitating Scarlett Johansson's voice, leading to a public relations crisis and ethical debate.

💡Public Relations (PR)

Public Relations is the practice of managing and maintaining a positive public image for an individual, company, or brand. In the script, Open AI's PR is negatively impacted by the controversy surrounding the Sky voice model, with the company facing backlash and calls for transparency.

💡Legal Council

Legal council refers to a team of legal advisors or attorneys. In the video's narrative, Scarlett Johansson was forced to hire legal council to address the issue with Open AI and demand an explanation for the creation of the Sky voice, which resembled her own.

💡Transparency

Transparency in this context means openness, communication, and accountability. The script mentions Scarlett Johansson's call for transparency from Open AI regarding the creation process of the Sky voice, as well as her anticipation for legislation to protect individual rights.

💡Legislation

Legislation refers to the process of making or enacting laws. The script suggests that this incident could lead to the development of new laws and regulations concerning AI, voice cloning, and the protection of individual likeness and identity in the digital age.

Highlights

OpenAI is facing controversy after the release of GPT-4, which has led to the unveiling of details that cast the organization in a negative light.

GPT-4's voice model, Sky, has been noted for its remarkably human-like speech, leading to speculation that it resembles a celebrity's voice.

Scarlett Johansson's voice was compared to Sky's, causing widespread speculation that OpenAI had used her voice without consent.

OpenAI stated that they worked with professionals to select the voices for their chat GPT and that Sky's voice does not imitate Scarlett Johansson.

Scarlett Johansson released a statement claiming she was offered to voice the GPT-4 system but declined, and later found similarities between her voice and Sky's.

Sam Altman, former head of OpenAI, allegedly pursued a voice similar to Johansson's despite her refusal, causing public relations issues for OpenAI.

Johansson's statement expressed shock and anger over the situation and called for transparency and legislation to protect individual rights.

Sam Altman was criticized for a tweet that seemed to reference the movie 'Her', which added to the controversy.

OpenAI agreed to take down the Sky voice after Johansson's legal council contacted them, highlighting the ethical concerns surrounding AI voice cloning.

The incident has led to a loss of trust in OpenAI and its leadership, with some calling for better ethical standards in AI development.

The controversy has sparked discussions on the need for new regulations regarding voice cloning and the use of celebrity voices in AI technology.

Sam Altman issued a statement clarifying that Sky's voice was never intended to resemble Johansson's and that they have paused its use.

The incident has the potential to reshape AI regulation and the way celebrities' voices are used in technology.

There is a call for rapid updates to the law to adapt to the fast-moving field of AI and protect individual identities and likeness.

The story has been widely covered by news outlets, with many expressing concern over the ethical implications of AI technology.

The public is questioning the trustworthiness of those in control of AI technology, particularly following this controversy.

OpenAI's handling of the situation has been criticized, and there are calls for better communication and ethical practices in the future.

Transcripts

so it seems that open AI are in some

pretty big trouble after some recent

news was stated by a celebrity if you

haven't heard already the GPT 40 release

has led to some key details being

unveiled that don't put opening eye in

the best light at all so recently as you

all know there was the GPT for a release

and in that release there were several

examples of openi voice multimodal

system being able to do a wide range of

complex tasks and one of the key things

that was setting opening eyes GPT for o

apart was the fact that this model was

able to speak in a way which is just

remarkably human now because of this

it's LED people to believe that this

voice that they've chosen sounds similar

to someone and I think it's been

something that has been on the minds of

people ever since they've heard the

voice so what you're about to hear is

the opening eye demo in which the voice

model sky is speaking and then I'm going

to play to you another AI system from a

movie and you can see if there are any

similarities hey how's it going hey

there it's going great how about you so

that's opening eyes and this is a short

clip from the movie

Her hello I'm here hi hi I'm Samantha

now due to the similarities of this many

people thought that this was actually

Scarlett Johansson because if you don't

know the movie Her This is is a movie

that is essentially pretty much gp40 and

coincidentally the actor behind the

movie Her is Scarlett Johanson and she

sounds remarkably similar to gp40 which

had some people speculating that it was

actually Scarlett Johansson's voice

however open AI yesterday came out and

said this and it says how the voices for

chat GPT were chosen we worked with

industry-leading casting and directing

professionals to narrow down over 400

submissions before selecting the five

voices and then you you can see here

that openi also stated this they stated

that we believe that AI voices should

not deliberately mimic a celebrity's

distinctive voice Sky's voice is not an

imitation of Scarlett Johansson but

belongs to a different professional

actress using her own natural speaking

voice to protect their privacy we cannot

share the names of our voice talents now

at this moment when this was released

yesterday A lot of people were just

thinking that this is just a reach

because there hadn't been any certain

statements but that was until Scarlett

Johansson actually came out and made a

statement regarding open Ai and Sam

Alman that actually did Shock Me and

pretty much the entire AI Community

because there was a lot that wasn't

actually being said so Scarlet Johansson

actually released this statement she

said that last September she relieved an

offer from Sam mman who wanted to hire

me to voice the current chat gbt 4.0

system he told me that he felt that by

my voicing the system I could bridge the

gap between tech companies and creatives

and help consumers to feel comfortable

with with the seismic shift concerning

humans and AI he said he felt that my

voice would be comforting to people

remember this was last September she

says after much consideration and for

personal reasons I declined the offer 9

months later my friends family and the

general public noted how much the newest

named system called Sky sounded like me

and this is where it starts to get

pretty bad for opening eye in terms of

PR when I heard the released demo I was

shocked angered and in disbelief that Mr

outman would pursue a voice that sounded

so eily similar to mine that my closest

friends and news outlets could not tell

the difference Mr Alman even insinuated

that the similarity was intentional

tweeting a single word her in reference

to the film in which I voiced a chat

system Samantha Who forms an intimate

relationship with a human and that is

this clip here where you see this AI

system talking to this dude who is

dealing with a pretty bad breakup and

manages to fall in love with the system

and that's why a lot of people were

stating that this is very similar to

what open ey just released and it

doesn't help the fact that Sam Alman

also tweeted this around the time of the

GPT Pho release because this definitely

insinuates that GPT 40's new system is

heavily influenced by the movie which is

just pretty crazy you can see here 2

days before the chat GPT 4.0 demo was

released Mr Alman contacted my agent

asking me to reconsider consider before

we could connect the system was out

there as a result of their actions I was

forced to hire legal council who wrote

two letters to Mr Altman and opening ey

setting out what they had done and

asking them to detail the exact process

by which they created the sky voice

consequently open I reluctantly agreed

to take down the sky voice and she

finishes it by stating here that in a

time when we are all grappling with deep

fakes and the protection of our own

likeness our own work our own identities

I believe that these questions that

deserve are questions that deserve

absolute Clarity I look forward to

resolution in the form of transparency

and the passage of appropriate

legislation to help ensure that

individual rights are protected so now

you can see that a bunch of different

news outlets are also covering this

story because it's pretty shocking that

open AI would seemingly release a

statement where they clearly state that

look you know we did make a voice but

it's actually not not an imitation of

Scarlet Johansson but belongs to a

different professional actress using her

own natural speaking voice and then I

think the thing that actually did shock

everyone was the fact that Scarlett

Johansson actually came out and detailed

the fact that you know there were

several details between them and open AI

where openi were just continually

requesting for her voice to be used and

then of course she declined and then I

definitely think that that is far too

much coincidence that opening ey

coincidentally Rel releases a product

that sounds eily similar to her and

whilst yes the sky voice has been around

for quite some time it definitely does

sound like skylet Johansson if we're

being completely honest and this is

something that many people have noticed

now I think you need to truly understand

just how big of a story this is because

this is currently trending in many

different countries and you can see that

this tweet has over 4.9 million views of

people stating that this is clearly not

a good look for open AI now the reason I

state that this is not good for open AI

is because over the past couple of days

there have been a few things that open

AI have I guess you could say lost trust

with the general community and right now

they're losing public with the broader

Community because what it seems like on

the surface level is that open ey wanted

to use her voice and then it seems that

she said no and it seems that she just

did it anyway regardless of whatever the

truth is new stories are running with

this and this is making headlines and

this is bad for everyone involved

because if OPI are in a situation where

they have terrible PR we already know

that with previous systems there were

already several issues related to those

releases because of how they were

released and you can see here that

people are now stating that Sam Alman

cannot be trusted no wonder he was fired

from open ey last November and the story

going around the internet right now is

just really really bad people are saying

that he's a sociopath people are saying

that you know he cloned her voice

without consent and this is just

something that really looks absolutely

terrible in opening eyes and you can see

here there are a lot more comments and

this isn't just Cherry Peck this has

been all over my feed of open ey and Sam

outman getting hate you can see this

event reveals all we need to know about

open ey's ethics some people are stating

that samman is a villain this is creepy

behavior and I mean this is just not

good because you have a pretty

game-changing technology I mean gp40 is

very very insane but if the people who

are in control of this technology and

who are behind it and who are

Distributing it don't do so even with

the basic products in a safe way and if

they don't manage to you know have at

least some kind of Ethics that they

showcase it's going to lead to a lot of

people putting so much distrust in

opening eye that could lead to a huge

number of different situations that we

may have never seen before there's

always been some social tension with

regards to open a eyes new product

releases but this is something that

takes it to a completely new level

because celebrities like Scarlett

Johansson are loved by millions and

millions of people and if she's just

saying that look I didn't want my voice

cloned and they cloned It Anyway this is

not going to be good in the age where

artificial intelligence is being in some

instances pedal as this thing that is

going to completely remove your meaning

and your career so I think right now

opening ey does need to do some damage

control but I'm not sure how they get

out of this situation really when they

did a tweet that says her that is a

reference to the movie in which Scarlet

de Hansen also played at the demo of the

40 release now this is the last update

before I end the video but apparently

Sam Alman has issued a statement stating

that sky is not skylet Johansson and it

was never intended to resemble hers we

cast a voice actor behind Sky's voice

before any Outreach to miss Johansson

out of respect for Miss Johansson we

have paused using Sky's voice in our

product we are sorry to miss Johansson

that we didn't communicate better and

this is one of the tweets that I agree

with so much is that if this goes full

on news this type of decision can

thoroughly reshape air regulation

celebrities do have a lot of influence

over the general population whether or

not you like to believe that and with

stuff like this that puts AI in a

negative like I think that this could

definitely shape how future rules and

regulations are done in the future

because if we get to a point where voice

cloning does become a real issue there's

definitely going to become some kind of

legislation where you're going to need

some kind of permission the websites and

systems that you use to do the voice

cloning are going to also going to have

to have some kind of Regulation because

you're probably going to need forms and

forms of permission unlike now where you

can literally just take someone's voice

and clone it immediately on a website

like 11lbs so I you think that in the

next couple of years the law is going to

have to be updated rapidly to adapt with

all of these quick changes that are

happening in this fast moving field