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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Dan Milmo Global technology editor

Scarlett Johansson’s OpenAI clash is just the start of legal wrangles over artificial intelligence

Scarlett Johansson at the 2023 Cannes film festival
Scarlett Johansson said OpenAI’s ChatGPT update used a voice ‘eerily similar’ to hers. Photograph: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images

When OpenAI’s new voice assistant said it was “doing fantastic” in a launch demo this month, Scarlett Johansson was not.

The Hollywood star said she was “shocked, angered and in disbelief” that the updated version of ChatGPT, which can listen to spoken prompts and respond verbally, had a voice “eerily similar” to hers.

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