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OpenAI CTO Mira Murati on ScarJo Controversy, Sam Altman & Disinfo Fears
On with Kara Swisher
OpenAI's Voice Controversy and Perception of Tech Companies
The incident involving OpenAI and the mistaken identity of a voice impersonator led to concerns about tech companies taking from people unfairly. This perception raises worries about tech companies being portrayed as entities that grab everything they can. While there are concerns about the image of tech companies, building trust through doing the work right is crucial. The discussion also touches on online disinformation, with studies suggesting it may not be as significant as believed, pointing to a focus on the demand side and people's inclination towards conspiracy theories.
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Speaker 2
the tweet he did. But do you think one of the things I thought was, here's the first time this is a real error on OpenAI's part because finally everyone's like, oh, even if you didn't steal her voice, Sam looked like Ursula in The Little Mermaid. You know, he did. You don't have to agree with me, but it's true. Even if it's not so, and as it's turned out, you had been doing it for months, and it was a different person and everything else. It's a little less exciting than we stole Starlett Johansson's voice. But it encapsulates for people this idea of taking from people the fear. And I think that is a moment. Do you worry that that's the image of tech companies coming in and grabbing everything they can? I do think that's absolutely true.
Speaker 1
Yeah, I do worry about the perception. But you know, all you can do is just do the work, get it right. And then people will see what happens. And you will build trust that way. I don't think there is some magical way to build trust other than actually do the work and do it right. Have
Speaker 2
you talked to Scarlett Johansson at all? No. So let me finish up talking about election disinformation. Three new studies that look at online disinformation collectively suggest the problem is smaller than we think and disinformation itself is not that effective. One study finds that we're dealing with the demand side issues. Some people want to hear conspiracy theories and they'll seek it out. Others think differently that this is a really massive problem. And obviously you heard the previous thing. People
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