Scarlett Johansson ‘shocked and angered’ after OpenAI allegedly uses her voice without consent for chatbot ‘Sky’

Scarlett Johansson ‘shocked and angered' after OpenAI allegedly uses her voice without consent for chatbot ‘Sky’

Actress Scarlett Johansson has claimed that OpenAI used a voice for their new ChatGPT 4o chatbot that she found “eerily similar” to her own, despite having declined the company’s request to use her voice.  In a statement to NPR, Johansson detailed her experience with the tech giant and its latest AI voice, “Sky.” NPR’s Technology … Read more

OpenAI launches revolutionary GPT-4o for free, CEO Sam Altman feels like ‘AI from movies’

OpenAI launches revolutionary GPT-4o for free, CEO Sam Altman feels like ‘AI from movies’

OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman, highlighted significant elements in the latest version of ChatGPT launched on May 13, underscoring a major leap in AI accessibility for free and interface innovation. Altman shared his insights on his blog following the launch of the latest version of ChatGPT. GPT-4o is an advanced version of the AI technology powering … Read more

Big tech’s great AI power grab

Big tech’s great AI power grab

The comparison with the famously capex-happy energy industry is apt not just because of the sums involved. AI needs vast amounts of processing power. And that processing power needs vast amounts of electricity. On May 2nd Bob Blue, chief executive of Dominion Energy, one of America’s biggest utilities, said that data-centre developers now regularly ask … Read more