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   Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 30-Mar-2024 02:21:26 JST Ars Technica

   OpenAI holds back wide release of voice-cloning tech due to misuse concerns

   Voice Engine can clone voices with 15 seconds of audio, but OpenAI is warning of potential misuse.

   https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/03/openai-holds-back-wide-release-of-voice-cloning-tech-due-to-misuse-concerns/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 30-Mar-2024 02:21:26 JST Paul Cantrell

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     @arstechnica
     I remember OpenAI holding back GPT from public release in a very similar fashion: it’s too powerful, concerns over misuse, etc. Then they went ahead and released it to the public anyway, with all the potential abuses barely mitigated and now materializing exactly as predicted.

     At this point, I can’t view this sort of “It’s too powerful to be public!!” statement as anything but prerelease marketing hype.

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 30-Mar-2024 02:29:59 JST Paul Cantrell

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     To be clear, I’m very much in favor of ethical non-release of dangerous tech.

     If you’re going to do that, the way to do it is not to send out a press release. It’s to keep your dangerous discovery somewhere between low-key and confidential, and get your research community working to develop mitigations and countermeasures •before• your creation wanders into the view of investors and militaries.

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Apr-2024 00:38:43 JST Paul Cantrell

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     @MisuseCase
     Yes, my point exactly

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     Misuse Case (misusecase@twit.social)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Apr-2024 00:38:44 JST Misuse Case

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     @inthehands @BernieDoesIt OpenAI sent out a press release because remember their whole thing is doing a bit about how they’re worried about creating Skynet, when they know very well that’s not what they’re doing.