💻 Technology Live Influencers draw backlash for attending OpenAI’s first luxury trip OpenAI’s first-ever influencer brand trip is sparking online backlash as tensions over the use of AI continue. TE TechCrunch 3 Aug 2026 1 days ago 1 min read TechCrunch — 3 August 2026 Text: A− A+ 8 0 0 🎙️ Listen 🌐 Translate 🌐 Translate: 🇬🇧 EN 🇸🇦 AR 🇵🇰 UR 🇮🇳 HI 🇫🇷 FR 🇪🇸 ES 🇩🇪 DE 🇹🇷 TR 🇨🇳 ZH 🇷🇺 RU 🇧🇷 PT ✕ 🎙️ AI Podcast — Two-Host Discussion Influencers draw backlash for attending OpenAI’s first luxury trip Kokoro TTS · ~5 min episode · American English voices ✕ 🎤 Voice Selection▼ tap to expand Choose voices for Host A and Host B. Changes take effect on next play. Host A 🟥 Adam (Deep, warm) Michael (Clear, confident) Fenrir (Rich, authoritative) Puck (Bright, energetic) Echo (Smooth, professional) Eric (Friendly, natural) Onyx (Strong, broadcast) Liam (Youthful, conversational) Bella (Warm, expressive) Sarah (Clear, trustworthy) Aoede (Melodic, engaging) Sky (Bright, energetic) Nova (Modern, crisp) George (Classic BBC) Lewis (Refined, calm) Daniel (Polished, clear) Emma (Warm, articulate) Alice (Bright, professional) Lily (Gentle, natural) Alejandro (M, clear) Dora (F, warm) Siwis (F, expressive) Alpha (F, clear) Gongitsune (F, natural) Kumo (M, deep) Xiaobei (F, bright) Yunyang (M, warm) Alpha (F, natural) Omega (M, clear) Sara (F, expressive) Nicola (M, rich) Dora (F, warm) Alex (M, clear) Host B 🟦 Sarah (Clear, trustworthy) Bella (Warm, expressive) Aoede (Melodic, engaging) Sky (Bright, energetic) Nova (Modern, crisp) Adam (Deep, warm) Michael (Clear, confident) Puck (Bright, energetic) Echo (Smooth, professional) Eric (Friendly, natural) Emma (Warm, articulate) Alice (Bright, professional) Lily (Gentle, natural) George (Classic BBC) Lewis (Refined, calm) Dora (F, warm) Alejandro (M, clear) Siwis (F, expressive) Nezuko (F, bright) Tebukuro (F, calm) Kumo (M, deep) Yunxi (F, energetic) Yunyang (M, warm) Omega (M, clear) Alpha (F, natural) Nicola (M, rich) Sara (F, expressive) Alex (M, clear) Dora (F, warm) 🎙️ Regenerate with Selected Voices A Now Speaking — Generating podcast… Synthesising speech — will play automatically when ready… ▶ 0:00 / 0:00 1× OpenAI’s first-ever influencer brand trip is sparking online backlash as tensions over the use of AI continue. This report comes from TechCrunch. The Read Full Story at TechCrunch → Advertisement ai ev american_sports celebrity ticker:GE ticker:MSFT React: 🔥0 😮0 😢0 😡0 ❤️0 🤔0 Read original story at TechCrunch Sources TechCrunch Sponsored Related Stories 💻 Technology Cardinals OL Isaiah Adams practices despite his recent arrest Yahoo Sports · 12 days ago 💻 Technology Apple announces Silo’s season 4 return date 9to5Mac · 8 days ago 💻 Technology Alonso pleased with Aston Martin upgrade as Newey targets 'respectability' Sky Sports · 11 days ago 💻 Technology Anthropic’s $1.5 billion book piracy settlement approved by judge The Verge · 14 days ago 💻 Technology The Best Smart Home Accessories to Boost Your Curb Appeal (2026) Wired · 15 days ago 💻 Technology The Light Flip is a minimalist flip phone with a point to prove The Verge · 14 days ago