In recent years, hundreds of companies have attempted to offer revolutionary artificial intelligence that would appeal to the general public, but none appear to be closer to this goal than OpenAI.
However, the latest statement from the CTO of OpenAI has raised yet another media fuss, given that Mira Murati candidly stated that some creative professions may no longer be necessary as AI could replace them.
OpenAI is undoubtedly the leader in AI today. ChatGPT-4o it is, at least at the moment, the best AI chatbot available on the market and the upcoming launch of OpenAI Sora, promises to introduce an AI video generation tool that hopefully won’t be as creepy as Luma Dream Machine.
Despite its success, however, OpenAI is not free from the center of constant controversy. Recently, ChatGPT-4o’s voice assistant, has imitated Scarlett Johansson’s voice without authorization, after the actress refused to record phrases for the company.
A few months ago, however, a report showed in detail how OpenAI had exploited, without any permission or authorization, millions of videos on YouTube as training data.
The situation, however, came to a head following a recent interview with Mira MuratiChief Technology Officer of OpenAI, who stated:
With the rise of AI, there’s no doubt that some creative jobs may disappear, but perhaps, if you think about it, they shouldn’t have existed in the first place.
This comment, particularly controversial, is decidedly hilarious, considering that without the millions of works created by creativesOpenAi would never have had the source material to develop, and train, its AI tools.
It’s surprising that OpenAI’s CTO suggests that some creative work is superfluous, especially when OpenAI collaborates with Vox Media and benefits from the work of journalists, who many consider part of the creative industry.
With companies like OpenAI using YouTube videosand Google employing data from Reddit users, to train its AI, along with tools like Luma Dream Machine that distort iconic works to make their creations, it’s no wonder that many people in the creative industry are fiercely resisting towards AI.
The hope is always that, given the constant spread of AI, it will arrive a regulation government that protects works covered by copyright, preventing them from being exploited in AI datasets.
