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Scarlett Johansson told OpenAI not to use her voice — and she’s not happy they might have anyway

“Her,” indeed.

In a statement to NPR, Johansson says that she has now been “forced to hire legal counsel” and has sent two letters to OpenAI inquiring how the soundalike ChatGPT voice, known as Sky, was made. “Last September, I received an offer from Sam Altman, who wanted to hire me to voice the current ChatGPT 4.0 system,” Johansson writes. Earlier today, Joanne Jang, model behavior lead at OpenAI, told The Verge that the company was “in conversations” with Johansson’s representatives over their concerns.

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