Daniel and Manton talk about Manton’s recent blog posts about allegations that OpenAI stole Scarlett Johansson’s voice. They talk about the difficulty of arguing on facts when emotions run high, and how people on the internet might jump into any debate if it puts an “enemy” in a less horrible light. They talk specifically about whether Scarlett Johansson has a legal case against OpenAI, and about the importance of using facts when debating issues you care about and not resorting to exaggerations or falsehoods. Finally, they ask how we as technologists can lean into AI while maintaining human emotion and engagement.
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Links:
- Yesterday’s AI thoughts – Manton's round-up blog post after a day of posts about OpenAI.
- Takes Spread like Wildfire – Jason Becker on the tendency on social networks for takes to be considered either “in” or “out”.
- OpenAI Didn’t Copy Scarlett Johansson – Washington Post article supporting OpenAI’s claim they hired an actor who happens to sound similar.
- The Singularity – Wikipedia article about the theory that technology will at some point in the future become independent of humans.
