OpenAI will be taking down one of the voices that are used by ChatGPT. If you didn’t know, last week, OpenAI launched their latest model - chatGPT-4O. ChatGPT-4O, also known as the omni model, took artificial intelligence to the next level, using human-like behavior. However, to be able to mimic human behavior, OpenAI needed some human-sounding voices. One of the voices used seems to be similar to Scarlett Johansson’s voice.
Sky’s voice, one of the OpenAI voices used in the demonstration of ChatGPT’s new capabilities the previous week, was recognized by Scarlett’s fans. OpenAI’s response to the allegations is:
“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. To protect their privacy, we cannot share the names of our voice talents.”
However Scarlett Johansson was not very happy to find out that her voice was used by OpenAI. Especially after she was connected by the company in September for permission to have her voice used in the latest update – a proposal that she later denied due to personal reasons.
"[Mr Altman] told me that he felt that by my voicing the system, I could bridge the gap between tech companies and creatives and help consumers to feel comfortable with the seismic shift concerning humans and AI,"
- Scarlett wrote.
The actress stated: “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” And that "Mr Altman even insinuated that the similarity was intentional, tweeting a single word 'her' - a reference to the film in which I voiced a chat system, Samantha, who forms an intimate relationship with a human."
After the situation was created, Johansson was forced to hire legal representatives to help her discover how the voice was created. She stated, "In a time when we are all grappling with deep fakes and the protection of our own likeness, our own work, our own identities, I believe these are questions that deserve absolute clarity."
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