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Joe Biden calls for “safe, secure, reliable and responsible” innovation in the use of AI-generated voices as Congress considers legislation to establish guardrails around the use of likenesses without a person's consent emphasizes the need for
The statement, posted to Biden's The president's statement also came a day after actress Scarlett Johansson criticized OpenAI for using a voice similar to hers, even though she denied consent.
Biden wrote: “Companies that leverage artificial intelligence and its potential will change the lives of people around the world – there's no doubt about it. But first they need to earn our trust. I We are committed to joining our efforts to encourage and require safe, secure, reliable, and responsible innovation, including the use of AI-generated audio. Please have it.”
Johansson said in a statement that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman contacted her last year and asked to use her voice in the ChatGPT 4.0 system.She was the voice of the chat system in the movie she.
Johansson said that two days before the ChatGPT demo was released, Altman contacted her agent and asked them to reconsider. However, the system was released before I could connect. The system was equipped with a voice similar to hers, Skye. Earlier on Monday, OpenAI said it was tapping Sky's voice.
“We believe that AI voices should not intentionally imitate a famous person's distinctive voice. Skye's voice is not an imitation of Scarlett Johansson, but rather another professional actress's voice, based on her own natural speaking voice. It was used and imitated,” the company said.
Biden has focused on the need for AI-related regulation, issuing a series of executive orders calling for the federal government to establish guidelines and a process for identifying deep fakes. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has also convened a series of “insights forums” aimed at crafting sweeping legislation. But some consumer groups felt the “bipartisan roadmap” report from those meetings lacked weight.
Fight for the Future's Evan Greer said in a statement that the report “reads like it was written by Sam Altman and Big Tech lobbyists.” Although the fancy word “innovation'' is used a lot, it is pathetic when it comes to substantive issues such as discrimination, civil rights, and preventing the spread of harm caused by AI. ”