OpenAI blocks ChatGPT voice “that sounds like Scarlett Johansson” | Science and technology news

Some users noted that the voice, named Sky, sounded like Johansson, who voiced an AI assistant in the 2013 film Her.

OpenAI says it will “pause” the use of a ChatGPT voice after users noticed it sounded like actress Scarlett Johansson.

The artificial intelligence (AI) The company offers five voices that can speak through its generated responses ChatGPT Service.

Some users noted that one of the voices – called Sky – sounded like Johansson, who voiced an AI assistant in the 2013 film Her.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman appeared on the social media site last week

A week later, the company denied that these were deliberate copies Johansson and said it believes “AI voices should not intentionally mimic a celebrity’s distinctive voice.”

“Sky’s voice is not an imitation of Scarlett Johansson, but belongs to another professional actress who uses her own natural speaking voice,” OpenAI said in a blog post.

“To protect your privacy, we cannot share the names of our speakers.”

But in a statement on Monday, OpenAI said: “We have heard questions about how we selected the voices in ChatGPT, particularly Sky.”

“We are working to pause the use of Sky while we address these issues.”

The New York Times sued OpenAI Late last year over allegations that it and its largest investor Microsoft improperly used the newspaper’s articles to train and create ChatGPT.

The lawsuit alleges that the AI ​​text model now competes with the newspaper as a source of reliable information and threatens the organization’s ability to provide such a service.