'Her' star Scarlett Johansson says OpenAI mimicked her voice for the latest version of ChatGPT after she declined to work with the company, leaving her 'shocked' and 'forced to hire legal counsel.'
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"Nine months later, my friends, family and the general public all noted how much the newest system named 'Sky' sounded like me," said Johansson, who famously voiced an AI assistant in the 2013 movie. "When I heard the released demo, I was shocked, angered and in disbelief that Mr. Altman would pursue a voice that sounded so eerily similar to mine that my closest friends and news outlets could not tell the difference.
Reached for comment on Johansson's remarks Monday evening, Altman reiterated to EW, "The voice of Sky is not Scarlett Johansson's, and it was never intended to resemble hers. We cast the voice actor behind Sky's voice before any outreach to Ms. Johansson. Out of respect for Ms. Johansson, we have paused using Sky's voice in our products." He added, "We are sorry to Ms. Johansson that we didn't communicate better.
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