Scarlett Johansson claims that ChatGPT used a voice 'eerily similar' to her own for the voice of 'Sky' for their new demo.
to use her voice for its new system last year. After thinking about it, she declined. Yet, she said, OpenAI used a voice “eerily similar” to her own anyway.on Monday, the actress shared that she was “shocked, angered and in disbelief” that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman used a voice so similar to her own for ChatGPT 4.0. that “my closest friends and news outlets could not tell the difference.” OpenAI claimed they used the voice of an unnamed actress.
In her statement Monday, Johansson revealed that she met with OpenAI about the opportunity back in September. At the time, the company CEO explained to her how using her voice could “bridge the gap between tech companies and creatives and help consumers to feel comfortable” with AI, she said. Ultimately, she decided not to participate.Then, last week, OpenAI held a live demonstration of the ChatGPT voice “Sky,” which many believed sounded nearly identical to Johansson’s.
“In a time when we are all grappling with deepfakes and the protection of our own likeness, our own work, our own identities, I believe these are questions that deserve absolute clarity,” Johansson said. “I look forward to resolution in the form of transparency and the passage of appropriate legislation to help ensure that individual rights are protected.”, OpenAI wrote that it used a different actress to develop the voice of “Sky,” though they did not reveal her name to protect her identity.
Scarlett Johansson Says She Was ‘Shocked’ and ‘Angered’ Over OpenAI’s Use of a Voice That Was ‘Eerily Similar to Mine’
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