AI For Humans: Weekly AI News, Tools & Trends OpenAI's Very Bad Week, Microsoft's Huge AI Event & Scarlett Johansson is Not Happy
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May 23, 2024 OpenAI faces challenges, Scarlett Johansson controversy escalates, Microsoft unveils new AI innovations at event. California Senate introduces AI bill, Humane's uncertain future, GPT-4o coding discussed. Special guest Arnold Schwarzenegger AI joins in, chaos ensues. AI debates, privacy concerns, and potential misuses explored.
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Scarlett Johansson's Statement
- Scarlett Johansson's team says she was offered the voice role and declined, then noticed the released voice sounded like her.
- They claim Sam Altman contacted her agent days before the demo release seeking reconsideration.
Performance Influence Over Direct Cloning
- Hosts believe OpenAI likely used a voice actor directed to perform like Johansson rather than cloning her recordings.
- They view this as a legal and PR minefield but not necessarily a literal voice theft.
Co-pilot Plus PCs And Edge Tradeoffs
- Microsoft announced Co-pilot Plus PCs with NPUs to run AI features at the edge, promising faster on-device AI.
- The hosts flag tradeoffs: always-on assistants improve UX but raise privacy and surveillance concerns.