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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Technology
Nick Robins-Early

ChatGPT suspends Scarlett Johansson-like voice as actor speaks out against OpenAI

woman in orange and pink striped dress in front of photographers
OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman, seemed to suggest that the vocal design was intentionally mimicking Johansson’s character, posting a one-word tweet after the presentation that simply said ‘her’. Photograph: Sarah Meyssonnier/Reuters

Scarlett Johansson has spoken out against OpenAI after the company used a voice eerily resembling her own in its new ChatGPT product.

The actor said in a statement she was approached by OpenAI nine months ago to voice its AI system but declined for “personal reasons”. Johansson was “shocked” and “angered” when she heard the voice option, which “sounded so eerily similar to mine that my closest friends and news outlets could not tell the difference,” she said.

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