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OpenAI is pausing the use of the ChatGPT voice called ‘Sky’ because people think it sounds like Scarlett Johansson in the movie ‘Her’.
The Hollywood star dubbed the “charismatic queen of science fiction” voices a disembodied artificial intelligence companion named Samatha in the Spike Jonze movie.
“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,” OpenAI <a href="https://twitter.com/OpenAI/status/1792443575839678909?t=hasDGZcDyriogVzjGRiaeg&amp;s=19" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">said</a> on X.
Also read: <a href="https://www.cryptopolitan.com/openai-unveils-chatgpt-4o/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">OpenAI Unveils GPT-4o: Free Access With Limitations&nbsp;</a>&nbsp; 
<h2 id="openai-says-ai-voice-shouldn-t-mimic-celebrity">OpenAI Says AI Voice Shouldn’t Mimic Celebrity</h2>
OpenAI released a new AI model, GPT-4o, last week, introducing a range of audio voices for ChatGPT<a href="https://twitter.com/OpenAI/status/1790072174117613963?t=W-hcrgW2mCifm8qBpPpIQw&amp;s=19" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">.</a>
The company says it auditioned over 400 voice actors and eventually partnered five to create the voices – Breeze, Cove, Ember, Juniper and Sky. The firm did not name the human actors citing privacy.
People on social media began posting about the similarity they noticed between the ‘Sky’ voice option and Johansson’s voice in the movie.
In a <a href="https://openai.com/index/how-the-voices-for-chatgpt-were-chosen/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">blog post</a> on Monday, OpenAI said that AI voices “should not deliberately mimic a celebrity’s distinctive voice.”
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 “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 averred.
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It is unclear whether there has been legal correspondence between Johannson and OpenAI. However, CEO Sam Altman seemed to pay homage to Johannson’s performance, simply tweeting “her” on X a week before the announcement to remove Sky.
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 Say hello to GPT-4o, our new flagship model which can reason across audio, vision, and text in real time: <a href="https://t.co/MYHZB79UqN" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://t.co/MYHZB79UqN</a> Text and image input rolling out today in API and ChatGPT with voice and video in the coming weeks. <a href="https://t.co/uuthKZyzYx" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/uuthKZyzYx</a>— OpenAI (@OpenAI) <a href="https://twitter.com/OpenAI/status/1790072174117613963?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">May 13, 2024</a>
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<h2 id="artists-protest-against-ai-exploitation">Artists Protest Against AI Exploitation</h2>
In November last year, Johansson threatened to sue a company that used her likeness to create an advert. The video allegedly included images produced by Lisa AI, but the company denied the allegations.
Recently, 200 artists <a href="https://artistrightsnow.medium.com/200-artists-urge-tech-platforms-stop-devaluing-music-559fb109bbac" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">signed a petition</a> written by non-profit group Artists Rights Alliance to swear AI companies off exploiting artists’ voices and likenesses.
Drake faced a cease-and-desist from Tupac’s estate for using the late artist’s voice, sparking criticism regarding the impact on artists’ rights.
Also read: <a href="https://www.cryptopolitan.com/sony-music-group-warns-companies/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Sony Music Warns AI Companies Against Authorized Use of Content</a>
Meanwhile, OpenAI announced in the May 20 blog that it would soon give access to a new voice mode for GPT-4o.
“With GPT-4o, using your voice to interact with ChatGPT is much more natural,” it said.
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OpenAI Scraps ChatGPT Voice After Scarlett Johansson Controversy

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