Oscar-Winning Actress Worries AI Could ‘Totally Replace’ Anyone

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Actress Cate Blanchett said she worries that artificial intelligence (AI) could “totally replace” anyone and said it’s a much bigger problem than just how it will affect her career.

Speaking to the BBC, the 55-year-old actress admitted she’s “deeply concerned” about the technology and worried more “about the impact it’s going have on the average person” than her industry.

“I’m looking at these robots and driverless cars … and I don’t really know what that’s bringing anybody,” Blanchett said. “I’m worried about us as a species, it’s a much bigger problem.”

“You can totally replace … any person,” she added. “Forget whether they’re an actor or not, if you’ve recorded yourself … for three or four seconds your voice can be replicated.”

“When you look at it one way [it’s creativity], but it’s also incredibly destructive, which of course is the other side of it,” Blanchett continued.

Hollywood has been recently reckoning with AI. In August, Tom Hanks slammed ads using the technology and warned fans to not be fooled, Fox News noted.

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“There are multiple ads over the internet falsely using my name, likeness, and voice promoting miracle cures and wonder drugs,” Hanks said. “These ads have been created without my consent, fraudulently and through AI.”

“I have nothing to do with these posts or the productions and treatments, or the spokespeople touting these cures. I have type 2 diabetes, and I ONLY work with my board certified doctor regarding my treatment,” he added. “DO NOT BE FOOLED. DO NOT BE SWINDLED. DO NOT LOSE YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY.”

Earlier this year, Scarlett Johansson made headlines when she said she was forced to hire legal counsel, accusing OpenAI of using a voice for ChatGPT that sounded “eerily similar” to her own after turning down an offer from the tech company, as previously reported.

In a statement, Johansson said OpenAI CEO Sam Altman asked her to provide a voice for his popular AI system because he felt it would be “comforting,” but she declined.

With the previous unveiling of “Sky,” a voice option for ChatGPT, Johansson said friends, family, and the public all noted that it sounded like her.

“I was shocked, angered and in disbelief that Mr. Altman would pursue a voice that sounded so eerily similar to mine that my closest friends and news outlets could not tell the difference,” Johansson said.

OpenAI denied “Sky” was an imitation of Johansson’s voice, insisting it was instead developed with a different professional actress using her “own natural speaking voice.”

Altman also claimed the voice for “Sky” was not Johansson’s and was “never intended” to resemble the actress’ voice. He said OpenAI cast the “Sky” voice actor before any outreach to Johansson.

“Out of respect for Ms. Johansson, we have paused using Sky’s voice in our products,” Altman said in a prior statement. “We are sorry to Ms. Johansson that we didn’t communicate better.”

Related: Cate Blanchett Claims She Didn’t Make Any Money On ‘Lord Of The Rings’: ‘I Basically Got Free Sandwiches’



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