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https://gizmodo.com/scarlett-johansson-openai-sam-altman-chatgpt-sky-1851489592
Scarlett Johansson Says She Warned OpenAI to Not Use Her Voice
Sam Altman denies Johansson was the inspiration even though the movie star says he offered her to be the voice of ChatGPT.
Scarlett Johansson Says She Warned OpenAI to Not Use Her Voice
Sam Altman denies Johansson was the inspiration even though the movie star says he offered her to be the voice of ChatGPT.
OpenAI asked Scarlett Johansson to provide voice acting that would be used in the company’s new AI voice assistant, but the actress declined, according to a statement obtained by NPR on Monday. And after last week’s demo, Johansson says she was shocked to hear a voice that was identical to her own. Especially since OpenAI was asking for Johansson’s help as recently as two days before the event.
OpenAI announced early Monday it would “pause the use of Sky” as a voice option. But Johansson is threatening legal action, and her statement goes into detail about why.
“Last September, I received an offer from Sam Altman, who wanted to hire me to voice the current ChatGPT 4.0 system,” Johansson said in the statement, referring to the head of OpenAI. “He told me that he felt that by my voicing the system, I could bridge the gap between tech companies and creatives and help consumers to feel comfortable with the seismic shift concerning humans and Al. He said he felt that my voice would be comforting to people.”