Sam Altman
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And so everyone was sort of primed to think, oh, wow, OpenAI has realized Silicon Valley's decade-long dream of making the movie Her a reality.
And so everyone was sort of primed to think, oh, wow, OpenAI has realized Silicon Valley's decade-long dream of making the movie Her a reality.
And so everyone was sort of primed to think, oh, wow, OpenAI has realized Silicon Valley's decade-long dream of making the movie Her a reality.
Then it turned out that Scarlett Johansson was really mad because Sam Altman had gone to her last year and said, hey, would you like to be a voice for this thing? And she thought about it and she said, no, I don't want to. And then...
Then it turned out that Scarlett Johansson was really mad because Sam Altman had gone to her last year and said, hey, would you like to be a voice for this thing? And she thought about it and she said, no, I don't want to. And then...
Then it turned out that Scarlett Johansson was really mad because Sam Altman had gone to her last year and said, hey, would you like to be a voice for this thing? And she thought about it and she said, no, I don't want to. And then...
Apparently, after he had posted, like just in the couple days before the demo, he'd gone back to her agents and tried to renegotiate this whole thing and said, are you sure you don't want to be the voice for this thing? And she said no, and they showed it off anyway. And they never said, this is Scarlett Johansson, but they absolutely let everyone believe it.
Apparently, after he had posted, like just in the couple days before the demo, he'd gone back to her agents and tried to renegotiate this whole thing and said, are you sure you don't want to be the voice for this thing? And she said no, and they showed it off anyway. And they never said, this is Scarlett Johansson, but they absolutely let everyone believe it.
Apparently, after he had posted, like just in the couple days before the demo, he'd gone back to her agents and tried to renegotiate this whole thing and said, are you sure you don't want to be the voice for this thing? And she said no, and they showed it off anyway. And they never said, this is Scarlett Johansson, but they absolutely let everyone believe it.
I agree with you. And I think you framed it really well because this is the company that has told us from the beginning, we're working on something very powerful. We think it could solve a lot of problems. If it falls into the wrong hands, it could also be extremely dangerous.
I agree with you. And I think you framed it really well because this is the company that has told us from the beginning, we're working on something very powerful. We think it could solve a lot of problems. If it falls into the wrong hands, it could also be extremely dangerous.
I agree with you. And I think you framed it really well because this is the company that has told us from the beginning, we're working on something very powerful. We think it could solve a lot of problems. If it falls into the wrong hands, it could also be extremely dangerous.
And so that's why we're going to come up with a very unusual structure for ourselves and try to do absolutely everything we can do in our power to proceed safely, cautiously, and responsibly. And so you look at the Scarlett Johansson thing, and none of that squares with their behavior in that case.
And so that's why we're going to come up with a very unusual structure for ourselves and try to do absolutely everything we can do in our power to proceed safely, cautiously, and responsibly. And so you look at the Scarlett Johansson thing, and none of that squares with their behavior in that case.
And so that's why we're going to come up with a very unusual structure for ourselves and try to do absolutely everything we can do in our power to proceed safely, cautiously, and responsibly. And so you look at the Scarlett Johansson thing, and none of that squares with their behavior in that case.
I mean, this is a kind of short and funny one, but there was reporting this year that they built a tool that detects when students are using ChatGPT to do their homework, but they won't release it. Oh!
I mean, this is a kind of short and funny one, but there was reporting this year that they built a tool that detects when students are using ChatGPT to do their homework, but they won't release it. Oh!
I mean, this is a kind of short and funny one, but there was reporting this year that they built a tool that detects when students are using ChatGPT to do their homework, but they won't release it. Oh!
So I should say the Wall Street Journal broke this story and the statement they gave to them was the text watermarking method we're developing is technically promising, but as important risks we're weighing while we research alternatives, we believe the deliberate approach we've taken is necessary given the complexities involved and its likely impact on the broader ecosystem. beyond open AI.
So I should say the Wall Street Journal broke this story and the statement they gave to them was the text watermarking method we're developing is technically promising, but as important risks we're weighing while we research alternatives, we believe the deliberate approach we've taken is necessary given the complexities involved and its likely impact on the broader ecosystem. beyond open AI.