In 2024, AI is making headlines daily. We may be aware of the science, but how do we imagine AI and our relationship to it both now and in the future? Fortunately, film may provide us with some insights. Probably the best-known AI in film is HAL 9000 from Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey...
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Scarlett Johansson’s row with OpenAI reminds us identity is a slippery yet important subject. AI leaves everyone’s at risk
OpenAI will be removing access to one of its ChatGPT voices, following objections by actor Scarlett Johansson that it sounds “eerily similar” to her own. Earlier this week, the company said it was “working to pause” the voice of Sky, which is one of a few options users can choose when conversing with the app....
GPT-4o is now better than ever at faking human emotion and behaviour
Earlier this week OpenAI launched GPT-4o (“o” for “omni”), a new version of the artificial intelligence (AI) system powering the popular ChatGPT chatbot. GPT-4o is promoted as a step towards more natural engagement with AI. According to the demonstration video, it can have voice conversations with users in near real-time, exhibiting human-like personality and behaviour....
ChatGPT’s Voice Features Bringing ‘Her’ to Life
In 2013, Spike Jonze's cinematic masterpiece 'Her' illustrated a futuristic narrative where humans and artificial intelligence (AI) intertwined on an emotional level, sparking contemplation on the notions of love and solitude. Fast forward a decade, OpenAI's ChatGPT emerges on the tech horizon with newly integrated voice features, offering a glimpse into the reel world of...
