NEW YORK (AP) — OpenAI says it plans to halt the use of one of its ChatGPT voices after some users said it sounded like Scarlett Johansson, who famously voiced a fictional, and at the time futuristic, AI assistant in the 2013 film “Her.”
In a post on the social media platform X Monday, OpenAI said it is “working to pause” Sky — the name of one of five voices that ChatGPT users can chose to speak with. The company said it had “heard questions” about how it selects the lifelike audio options available for its flagship artificial intelligence chatbot, particularly Sky, and wanted to address them.
OpenAI was also quick to debunk the internet’s theories about Johansson in an accompanying blog post detailing how ChatGPT’s voices were chosen.
“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 company wrote. It said it could not share the name of its voice actors for privacy reasons.
Candice Swanepoel stuns in a form
China nets gold in men's synchro 3m springboard
Beijing warming up for Winter Games
Uber and Lyft say they'll stay in Minnesota after Legislature passes driver pay compromise
More young Chinese people becoming fans of extreme sports
Xi Jinping Visits Ancient Shudao in China's Sichuan
'Constantly learning' Imanaga off to impressive start with the Chicago Cubs
Xi Says China to Work with Pakistan to Build CPEC into Exemplary Project of High
Analysis: Larson enters conversation with Verstappen as best drivers in the world
Xiplomacy: How an Economic Corridor Has Changed Lives in Pakistan