Comment by dbsmith83

2 years ago

> We’ve heard questions about how we chose the voices in ChatGPT, especially Sky. We are working to pause the use of Sky while we address them.

Why?

They take it for granted that there is obviously something wrong here. Are users actually concerned about this? I think most people would not care. Is this just manufactured for the exposure? Is this just another example of OpenAI's condescending moral superiority complex?

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exitb  2 years ago

My guess is that they’ve received a cease and desist letter. It’s not a hill they’re willing to die on, so they removed the voice and issued a public statement.

browningstreet  2 years ago

Are you missing the possibility that Scarlett might care?

  • dbsmith83  2 years ago

    Possibly, but that is not what their statement suggests to me, unless those 'questions' came from her/her legal team. I suppose they could also be worried about future legal action from her. Maybe it just isn't worth getting sued, even if you technically did nothing wrong. But I also have a hard time believing they went thru this careful process of voice selection and it never occurred to them that the voice sounded like her, and didn't think about the legal repercussions

    https://openai.com/index/how-the-voices-for-chatgpt-were-cho...

    • rakoo  2 years ago

      > But I also have a hard time believing they went thru this careful process of voice selection and it never occurred to them that the voice sounded like her, and didn't think about the legal repercussions

      You do know the whole modus operandi of AI companies is "screw laws, take it all we'll see what happens" right ? That they actively lobby to not respect IP laws because they couldn't exist if they were enforced ? That they do not care about the negative impact they might have on anything ?

      I'm no proponent of IP myself but I don't take from others to redistribute for my sole profit.

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  • iamleppert  2 years ago

    She should be happy she was selected as the voice of such a revolutionary piece of technology. It's a honor for her voice to be selected, she should show some humility and better social awareness in these matters.