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1. anon37+t5[view] [source] 2024-05-20 22:58:41
>>mjcl+(OP)
Well, that statement lays out a damning timeline:

- OpenAI approached Scarlett last fall, and she refused.

- Two days before the GPT-4o launch, they contacted her agent and asked that she reconsider. (Two days! This means they already had everything they needed to ship the product with Scarlett’s cloned voice.)

- Not receiving a response, OpenAI demos the product anyway, with Sam tweeting “her” in reference to Scarlett’s film.

- When Scarlett’s counsel asked for an explanation of how the “Sky” voice was created, OpenAI yanked the voice from their product line.

Perhaps Sam’s next tweet should read “red-handed”.

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2. nickth+R7[view] [source] 2024-05-20 23:10:38
>>anon37+t5
This statement from scarlet really changed my perspective. I use and loved the Sky voice and I did feel it sounded a little like her, but moreover it was the best of their voice offerings. I was mad when they removed it. But now I’m mad it was ever there to begin with. This timeline makes it clear that this wasn’t a coincidence and maybe not even a hiring of an impressionist (which is where things get a little more wishy washy for me).
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3. andrew+Me[view] [source] 2024-05-20 23:51:59
>>nickth+R7
I thought it sounded like Jodie Foster.
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4. ncr100+th[view] [source] 2024-05-21 00:09:19
>>andrew+Me
Scar Jo thought it sounded like herself, and so did people who knew her personally.

That is what matters. OWNERSHIP over her contributions to the world.

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5. parine+1A[view] [source] 2024-05-21 02:39:43
>>ncr100+th
She doesn't own most (all probably) of her contributions to the world.

If the voice was only trained on the voice of the character she played in Her, would she have any standing in claiming some kind of infringement?

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