·At 4:00 pm local time on May 20th, American actress Scarlett Johansson issued a statement on the openai chat robot using a sky voice that closely resembled her voice, raising objections to the company's denial that it deliberately "imitated" her voice. question.
Scarlett Johansson. Visual China Data Map
Last week, openai’s latest product chatgpt-4o attracted great attention from the outside world. One of its default voices, "sky", made headlines because its sound resembled the voice of Johnson, who played the intelligent voice assistant in the movie "Her" , OpenAI Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati (Mira Murati) previously stated in an interview with the media that the company has no intention to imitate Johnson’s voice.
Johnson said in a May 20 statement that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman approached her last September and asked if she would be willing to voice chatgpt, saying he felt it would "comfort those who ” People who are uncomfortable with the technology.
After careful consideration and personal reasons, she declined openai's invitation. Two days before the chatgpt-4o demo was released, Mr. Altman contacted her agent again, hoping to reconsider. But before she contacted OpenAI, the system was released. Her friends, family and the public noticed that the latest "Sky" system sounded like her. "When I heard the demonstration, I was shocked, angry and in disbelief. I couldn't believe that Mr. Altman would use a voice that sounded so much like mine that even my closest friends and the news media couldn't tell the difference," Johnson said.
19, openai publicly described the dubbing process of chatgpt on its official website. Openai stated that the voice of Sky Voice was not imitated by Johnson, but belonged to a professional actress speaking in a natural voice.
Johnson said OpenAI "reluctantly" agreed to remove the Sky voice because she hired lawyers, who wrote to Altman asking about the company's process for creating the voice. In the end, Openai reluctantly agreed to remove the "sky" sound.
Johnson said, “In an era where we are all grappling with deepfakes and protecting our image, work and identity, I think these issues need absolute clarity. I look forward to addressing these issues through transparency and legislation to ensure individual rights. Be protected.”
html On May 20, OpenAI issued a statement on social platforms stating that it would suspend the use of Sky Voice.Here is Scarlett Johansson’s full statement: