OpenAI Discontinues ChatGPT Digital Voice Demo: What Occurred?

• Nando Kasteleijn

  Tech editor

ChatGPT digital voice that OpenAI used final Monday to exhibit new options is being discontinued, the corporate says on X. Already in the course of the present, a comparability was made at X between this voice, which the corporate calls ‘Sky’, and the voice of the actress Scarlett Johansson, who performed the AI ​​voice within the movie. she is.

On this 2013 movie, the principle male character develops a relationship with an AI voice, he communicates along with her by way of an earbud. Because it appeared, ChatGPT’s AI voice was given its ‘fluid’ nature.

This was additional inspired by the interplay that OpenAI workers had with the voice at shows. The voice got here correctly, additionally extra humane.

In a weblog submit OpenAI says that an AI’s voice mustn’t sound like a star’s voice. “Sky’s voice just isn’t an imitation of Scarlett Johansson, however belongs to a different skilled actress who makes use of her personal voice.” For privateness causes, the corporate is not going to say who gives ChatGPT’s voices.

It’s unclear whether or not Johansson, or anybody on her behalf, contacted OpenAI. On the identical time, that isn’t unbelievable, as a result of it’s a well-known sound from a well-known actress world wide, who will wish to defend her voice.

OpenAI doesn’t handle the suggestion that using voice is much like Johansson’s ideas of a relationship with voice AI. On the identical time, plainly the tech firm just isn’t proud of the comparisons made, with the choice to cease utilizing the voice.

The corporate additional explains that final yr 5 voices – together with Sky’s – had been chosen from greater than 400 purposes. OpenAI took a number of issues into consideration, together with actors from various backgrounds who spoke a number of languages, a voice that “feels timeless” and an approachable voice that “instills confidence.” “

The corporate may even add further voices to ChatGPT, “to raised match customers’ pursuits and preferences.”

It isn’t clear how lengthy using ‘Sky Voice’ might be suspended and what measures might be taken. The corporate says nothing about this within the weblog submit.