OpenAI introduced its new ChatGPT model, ChatGPT-4o, at its event last week, and with this model, Sky, the new voice of artificial intelligence, fascinated people with the answers it gave and seemed familiar from somewhere. It was later claimed that this voice was extremely similar to the artificial intelligence voiced by Scarlett Johansson in the movie Her. The famous actress announced that they are reviewing the situation with her lawyer.
Scarlett Johansson makes a statement about the ChatGPT Sky controversy
The similarity of the Sky voice in OpenAI’s new GPT-4o model to Scarlett Johansson’s artificial intelligence character in the movie “Her” attracted attention. Johansson explained that she hired legal counsel to learn how the sound was developed. OpenAI, on the other hand, claims that the voice is not based on Johansson.
OpenAI decided to discontinue its new voice model, ChatGPT Sky, because users stated that this voice was too similar to Scarlett Johansson’s artificial intelligence character in the movie “Her”. In her statement on the subject, Johansson stated that she hired legal counsel to learn how the sound was developed.
OpenAI, on the other hand, argued that the voice was not based on Johansson. However, Johansson said that OpenAI had previously contacted her to use her voice.
Following Johansson’s statements, the development process of OpenAI’s Sky voice model became a matter of discussion. While the company argues that Sky is not based on Johansson’s voice, it is stated that Johansson submitted documents to support this claim.
Johansson reiterated her claims that OpenAI contacted her and asked to use her voice, but she refused. This situation called into question the accuracy of the company’s statements and led to the initiation of legal proceedings.
On the subject, you can listen to Scarlett Johansson’s voice in a cut of the Her movie published on YouTube in comparison with ChatGPT-4o’s Sky voice below.
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