Actress Scarlett Johansson accused OpenAI of creating an AI voice assistant called 'Sky' that sounded 'eerily similar' to her voice from the movie 'Her' after she declined to license her voice to the company.
In September 2023, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman approached actress Scarlett Johansson to license her voice for ChatGPT's voice assistant feature, which she declined. In May 2024, OpenAI demonstrated an updated ChatGPT-4o system with voice capabilities, including a voice called 'Sky' that many observers compared to Johansson's voice performance in the 2013 film 'Her.' Two days before the demo, Altman again contacted Johansson asking her to reconsider, but the system was released before she could respond. Johansson stated she was 'shocked, angered and in disbelief' that OpenAI would use a voice so similar to hers, noting that her closest friends and news outlets could not tell the difference. She hired legal counsel who sent letters to OpenAI demanding transparency about how the Sky voice was created. OpenAI paused the Sky voice on May 19, 2024, and denied any intentional resemblance to Johansson, claiming they had cast a different professional actress before any outreach to Johansson. The incident sparked broader discussions about AI companies using creative work without permission and the need for legislation protecting individual rights in the age of deepfakes.
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