Scarlett Johanssonis using her voice to fight… for her voice.
OpenAI denies that the voice in question, named Sky, was intended to resemble Johansson.
Citing personal reasons, she declined.
Scarlett Johansson.Paul Morigi/Getty
The company said it couldn’t share the names of voice talent, citing privacy concerns.
(Altman has previouslycitedHeras one of his favorite films.)
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Before she could respond, she said, Sky was out in the world.
Consequently, OpenAI reluctantly agreed to take down the ‘Sky’ voice."
Concluding her statement, Johansson called for new laws to address issues of AI technology and individual rights.
We cast the voice actor behind Sky’s voice before any outreach to Ms. Johansson.
Out of respect for Ms. Johansson, we have paused using Sky’s voice in our products."
He added, “We are sorry to Ms. Johansson that we didn’t communicate better.”
Additional reporting by Dustin Nelson.
