Voice stolen via AI?: Scarlett Johansson is stunned

The increasing use of artificial intelligence is causing discomfort in various creative professions. In the case of Hollywood star Scarlett Johansson (39), according to her own statement, there is also a lot of anger at the moment: Johansson reacted “shocked and angry” to a new voice that is offered by the company OpenAI and that “uncannily resembles my own.” Star quoted.

This is the voice called “Sky”, which has now been temporarily deactivated. Apparently, the company has been asked about this and the supposed similarity to Johansson’s voice more and more often. The OpenAI makers have assured that this is another professional speaker and not an imitation of the Hollywood star. Nevertheless, the voice has been removed from the offer for the time being, as can be seen from .

Special case with Scarlett Johansson

In the case of Scarlett Johansson, the situation is special in several respects. According to the report, the company had even previously asked the actress whether she would be willing to provide her voice for the AI ​​tool. A request that she rejected and is said to have been all the more stunned when “Sky” was nevertheless generated as a supposed copy of her voice. Their lawyers then contacted OpenAI and demanded that it be shut down immediately.

Anyone who has seen Spike Jonze’s (54) “Her” will immediately be reminded of the film, which was released in 2013. In the sci-fi film, in the English original, Johansson spoke an artificial intelligence named Samantha with her distinctive voice, with whom the protagonist, voiced by Joaquin Phoenix (49), fell madly in love. Probably also a reason why her voice was so sought after by those responsible for OpenAI.