‘Her,’ ChatGPT, and Fiction’s Reality-Making Power
The controversy reminds us of the power of stories.
Yes, OpenAI’s virtual assistant “Sky” sounded eerily similar to Scarlett Johansson, who lent her own human voice to an AI named “Sam” in the 2013 movie “Her.” Oh, you noticed it too? Even if not, you probably caught wind of the controversy it has stirred up.
The incident, says Brett McCracken, highlights the power of storytelling to shape reality. Ficti…
