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OpenAI is apparently not feeling too flattered about those comparisons to the movie \"Her<\/a>\" anymore. On Sunday, the Microsoft-backed startup announced<\/a> that it was pausing the use of Sky, a voice available for the latest version of ChatGPT that can have spoken conversations in realtime, after users pointed out that it sounded a lot like the actress Scarlett Johansson.<\/p> In \"Her,\" Johansson voices an AI chatbot named Samantha that the film's melancholic protagonist, played by Joaquin Phoenix, falls in love with after talking to her through his phone and computer.<\/p> Those parallels didn't go unnoticed by users of GPT-4o's flagship \"Voice Mode,\" who have joked that the Sky voice should be called Samantha. But OpenAI, in its latest blog post, insisted that the similarities are merely a coincidence.<\/p> \"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,\" the blog post read. \"To protect their privacy, we cannot share the names of our voice talents.\"<\/p> We’ve heard questions about how we chose the voices in ChatGPT, especially Sky. We are working to pause the use of Sky while we address them.<\/p> Read more about how we chose these voices: https:\/\/t.co\/R8wwZjU36L<\/a><\/p> — OpenAI (@OpenAI) May 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote> The denial raises more questions than it answers. If Sky isn't an imitation of ScarJo, then why pause the use of the voice? It would seem that this is less a case of buckling to community scrutiny, and more of OpenAI walking on legal eggshells. Johansson, after all, hasn't balked at suing companies as massive as Disney<\/a> in the past.<\/p> OpenAI points to the fact that Sky is voiced by a different actress as evidence of its innocence. Of course, that doesn't preclude the actress having been directed to evoke Johannson's likeness in the performance.<\/p> Whether that's the case, OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman has only fueled the comparisons. He's spoken about how \"Her\" is one of his favorite sci-fi movies<\/a>, calling it \"incredibly prophetic.\" And on the day that GPT-4o was released with \"Voice Mode,\" Altman cheekily tweeted<\/a> the single word \"her\" — directly linking the update with the movie.<\/p> We suspect that if there are any legal troubles brewing related to this — the company's plausible-deniability-speak may be evidence of that — OpenAI will want to handle this behind closed doors. It certainly already has enough<\/a> lawsuits<\/a> on its plate<\/a> already.<\/p> More on OpenAI: <\/strong>Machine Learning Researcher Links OpenAI to Drug-Fueled Sex Parties<\/a><\/em><\/p> The post OpenAI Removing Voice From ChatGPT That Sounds Too Much Like Scarlett Johansson<\/a> appeared first on Futurism<\/a>.<\/p> Follow this link:<\/p> OpenAI Removing Voice From ChatGPT That Sounds Too Much Like Scarlett Johansson<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Movie Madness OpenAI is apparently not feeling too flattered about those comparisons to the movie \"Her \" anymore. On Sunday, the Microsoft-backed startup announced that it was pausing the use of Sky, a voice available for the latest version of ChatGPT that can have spoken conversations in realtime, after users pointed out that it sounded a lot like the actress Scarlett Johansson. Continue reading Coy Copycat<\/h2>