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OpenAI Suspends Voice Model After Scarlett Johansson Threatens Legal Action Over AI Soundalike

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OpenAI has faced backlash over its use of a voice mode option for ChatGPT-4o, which some users claim sounds similar to Scarlett Johansson's performance in the 2013 sci-fi film Her. The company initially defended its casting decision, stating that it had "heard questions" about how it selects audio options and went into great detail in a blog post. However, Scarlett Johansson herself has spoken out, saying she was approached by OpenAI nine months ago to voice its AI system, but was shocked and angered when she heard the voice option being used during the company's recent event.

  1. US
    OpenAI
    1. To protect their privacy, we cannot share the names of our voice talents.
    2. We are continuing to collaborate with the actors, who have contributed additional work for audio research and new voice capabilities in GPT-4o.
    3. We believe that AI voices should not deliberately mimic a celebrity's distinctive voice.
    4. We believe that AI voices should not deliberately mimic a celebrity's distinctive voice — Sky's voice is not an imitation of Scarlett Johansson but belongs to a different professional actress using her own natural speaking voice.
  2. US
    Sam Altman
    OpenAI
    1. Out of respect for Ms Johansson, we have paused using Sky's voice in our products. We are sorry to Ms Johansson that we didn't communicate better.
  3. Scarlett Johansson
    1. 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.

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sources

  1. 1.Ars Technica
  2. 2.Le Monde
  3. 3.CNA News
  4. 4.CNN
  5. 5.CTV News
  6. 6.The Guardian
  7. 7.France 24
  8. 8.The Times
  9. 9.ABC News (Australia)
  10. 10.Hollywood Reporter
  11. 11.National Public Radio
  12. 12.New York Times

perspectives

  1. 1.US Economy
  2. 2.Tech industry
  3. 3.Regulation
  4. 4.Artificial Intelligence
  5. 5.Datacenters

countries

  1. 1.United KingdomGB
  2. 2.United StatesUS

organizations

  1. 1.OpenAIUS
  2. 2.AppleUS
  3. 3.United Nations
  4. 4.American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
  5. 5.Clooney Foundation for Justice
  6. 6.Dreamforce
  7. 7.EmberGB
  8. 8.Fiverr
  9. 9.Invision
  10. 10.Juniper Networks
  11. 11.Microsoft
  12. 12.Southern District Court of New York

persons

  1. 1.Scarlett Johansson
  2. 2.Sam AltmanUS
  3. 3.Spike Jonze
  4. 4.Joaquin Phoenix
  5. 5.Desi Lydic
  6. 6.Jan Leike
  7. 7.Billie Eilish
  8. 8.Colin Jost
  9. 9.Evan Agostini
  10. 10.Greg Brockman
  11. 11.Ilya Sutskever
  12. 12.J Balvin

technicals

  1. 1.ChatGPT
  2. 2.ChatGPT-4o
  3. 3.Daily Show
  4. 4.Alexa
  5. 5.ChatGPT Plus
  6. 6.Siri
  7. 7.Breeze
  8. 8.Saturday Night Live
OpenAI Suspends Voice Model After Scarlett Johansson Threatens Legal Action Over AI Soundalike