September 2023: OpenAI reportedly approached Johansson to collaborate on a voice project, likely for their ChatGPT software. Johansson declined the offer.
May 13, 2024: OpenAI unveils a new virtual assistant named Sky, whose voice sparked comparisons to Johansson, particularly her portrayal of Samantha in the sci-fi film “Her.”
Just 8 months ago, why did OpeniAI said sorry to actress Scarlett Johansson ?
What does it say about the OpenAI moral standing as a listed-profit-driven AI coy ?
Actress Johansson said when OpenAI CEO Altman initially approached her with the project, he told her that “he felt that by my voicing the Sky (AI) system. She claimed Altman reached out to her agent again “asking me to reconsider”, two days before Sky was released. She said her lawyers then contacted OpenAI to have the voice removed. The company pulled back its Sky voice days after several top members of its safety team resigned, with a key researcher, Jan Leike, saying after he quit that the company was prioritizing “shiny products” over safety culture and processes.
The OpenAI CEO got the inspiration from the AI operating system in the 2013 movie "Her" where Scarlett acted as the voice over.
It is a must-watch under rated academy award winning Film about how AI becomes more than just a "personal assistance" and how AI agent is nothing more than $ making tool that can take control your life and emotion