'I was shocked, angered and in disbelief,' Johansson said.
Scarlett Johansson attends the Clooney Foundation for Justice's 2023 Albie Awards at New York Public Library on Sept. 28, 2023 in New York City.In a statement from Johansson’s publicist to ABC Audio, the actress detailed how she was approached by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to voice the ChatGPT 4.0 system, how she declined and how she discovered that a voice on the new system sounded like her voice.
“After much consideration and for personal reasons, I declined the offer,” she continued. “Nine months later, my friends, family and the general public all noted how much the newest system named ‘Sky’ sounded like me,” her statement continued. “As a result of their actions, I was forced to hire legal counsel, who wrote two letters to Mr. Altman and OpenAI, setting out what they had done and asking them to detail the exact process by which they created the ‘Sky’ voice,” she continued. “Consequently, OpenAI reluctantly agreed to take down the ‘Sky’ voice.
In response to Johansson’s statement, Altman released his own, saying Open AI is "sorry" they "didn't communicate better."
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