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Scarlett Johansson Takes Legal Action Against OpenAI Over ChatGPT-4o Sky Voice

May 21, 2024, 07:46 PM

Actress Scarlett Johansson has taken legal action against OpenAI, alleging that the AI company's ChatGPT-4o voice assistant, Sky, sounds eerily similar to her own voice. Johansson claims that she declined an offer from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to voice the assistant, but the company went ahead and developed a voice that closely mimics hers. In response to the backlash, OpenAI has paused the use of the Sky voice and apologized, insisting that the voice was not intended to imitate Johansson. The controversy has sparked discussions about the ethical implications of AI voice cloning and the need for transparency in AI development.