“Last September, I received an offer from Sam Altman to hire me to voice the current ChatGPT 4.0 system. He told me that he felt that by voicing the system, I could bridge the gap between tech companies and creative people. gap and help consumers feel comfortable with the dramatic changes in human and artificial intelligence. He said he felt my voice would bring comfort to people.
After much consideration and for personal reasons, I declined the offer. Nine months later, my friends, family, and the public were noticing how much the newest system, called “Sky,” sounded like me.
When I heard the demo released, I was shocked, angry, and in disbelief that Mr. Altman would pursue a voice that sounded so similar to mine that even my closest friends and the news media could not tell the difference. Mr. Ultraman even suggested that the resemblance was intentional, tweeting the word “her” — a reference to the film in which I voiced Samantha, a chat system who develops an intimate relationship with a human. .
Two days before the ChatGPT 4.0 demo was released, Mr. Altman contacted my agent and asked me to reconsider. The system already exists before we connect.
As a result of their actions, I was forced to hire legal counsel, who wrote two letters to Mr. Altman and OpenAI setting out what they had done and asking them to detail the exact process of creating the “Sky” voice. As a result, OpenAI reluctantly agreed to remove the voice of “Sky”.
As we all grapple with the issue of deepfakes and protect our own likenesses, our own work, our own identities, I believe these issues deserve absolute clarity. I look forward to issues being resolved with transparency and appropriate legislation being passed to help ensure individual rights are protected.
