Garth Gator Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 Images 230871743 © Starstock | Dreamstime.com and Abaca Press / Alamy Stock Photo Scarlett Johansson has reignited her public spat with Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, by comparing him to a comic book supervillain. This jab comes amid an ongoing dispute over an AI assistant developed by OpenAI, which Johansson alleges used a voice similar to hers without permission. Johansson, known for her portrayal of Black Widow in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, expressed her frustration in a recent interview with The New York Times. "I guess he would," she replied with a hint of amusement when asked if Altman possessed supervillain qualities. "Maybe with a robotic arm," she added, further fueling the playful jab. The tension stems from OpenAI's release of their AI assistant, codenamed Sky. Users were quick to point out the voice's resemblance to Samantha, the AI character voiced by Johansson in the 2013 film Her. Johansson claims OpenAI had previously approached her to license her voice for the project, a request she firmly declined. Despite this, upon Sky’s unveiling, Johansson felt a sense of unease. It felt as though it “went against my core values,” she confided in the interview. She said it was particularly disturbed about being “dragged” into the world of AI as she had “actively avoided” participating in “the whole AI conversation.” OpenAI has denied any wrongdoing, maintaining that Sky’s voice was entirely synthetic. However, Altman himself sparked further controversy with a social media post containing the single word “her” around the time of Sky's launch, leading many to believe it was a deliberate reference to Johansson's movie. Johansson's experience highlights the growing ethical concerns surrounding artificial intelligence, particularly when it comes to the use of voice data. The actress has spoken out about the potential dangers of deepfake technology, which can be used to create convincingly realistic but entirely fabricated videos or audio recordings. It's a "dark wormhole you can never climb your way out of," she warned. https://www.newsweek.com/scarlett-johansson-ai-chatgpt-openai-sam-altman-1925223 https://www.ign.com/articles/black-widow-scarlett-johansson-openai-ceo-good-marvel-villain https://www.business-standard.com/technology/tech-news/openai-s-sam-altman-would-make-a-good-marvel-villain-scarlett-johansson-124071800321_1.html https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/scarlett-johansson-sam-altman-black-widow-chatgpt-marvel-b2580374.html https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/jul/18/scarlett-johansson-chatgpt-voice-openai-sam-altman Images: 230871743 © Starstock | Dreamstime.com and Abaca Press / Alamy Stock Photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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