OpenAI's Latest Controversy: Scarlett Johansson Takes Legal Action for Unauthorized Voice Use

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OpenAI's new voice model, Sky, sparks controversy as Scarlett Johansson claims it mimics her voice without consent, leading to legal action and ethical debates.
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OpenAI introduced several new voice models to GPT-4o: Aiden, Ember, Zephyr, Orion, and Sky. The Sky voice model sparked controversy after actress Scarlett Johansson revealed that she was approached to license her voice for the new model. Johansson: “I was shocked, angry, and disbelieving that Mr. Altman sought a voice that sounded so strangely like mine.”