Hollywood actor Scarlett Johansson claims Open AI chatbot voice is ‘eerily similar’ to her

MCU star Scarlett Johansson stated she felt ‘angered and shocked’ after tech main Open AI allegedly used an artificial voice launched with an replace to ChatGPT “so eerily related” to hers.

Open AI stated it is pausing the replace after comparisons have been drawn with a fictional voice assistant portrayed within the movie “Her” by Johansson.

Open AI posted on X: “We’ve heard questions on how we selected the voices in ChatGPT, particularly Sky. We are working to pause the usage of Sky whereas we tackle them.”

Scarlett Johansson claimed Open AI chief Altman had proposed to rent her final September to voice the ChatGPT 4.0 system.

She stated she rejected the provide due to ‘private causes’.

“Two days earlier than the ChatGPT 4.0 demo was launched, Mr. Altman contacted my agent, asking me to rethink. Before we may join, the system was on the market,” she stated in an announcement as quoted by CNN.

Johansson stated she employed authorized counsel, and stated OpenAI “reluctantly agreed” to take down the “Sky” voice after her counsel despatched Altman two letters.

“In a time after we are all grappling with deepfakes and the safety of our personal likeness, our personal work, our personal identities, I consider these are questions that deserve absolute readability. I look ahead to decision within the type of transparency and the passage of acceptable laws to assist make sure that particular person rights are protected,” Johansson wrote.

Open AI earlier stated the voice in query was not derived from the Hollywood actor nevertheless it belongs to a special ‘skilled actress’.

“We consider that AI voices mustn’t intentionally mimic a celeb’s distinctive voice—Sky’s voice is not an imitation of Scarlett Johansson however belongs to a special skilled actress utilizing her personal pure talking voice. To defend their privateness, we can not share the names of our voice abilities,” the corporate stated in a weblog submit.