Scarlett Johansson's OpenAI feud rekindles Hollywood fear of artificial intelligence
OpenAI's apparent homage to the movie «Her» featuring the voice likeness of Scarlett Johansson is fueling a backlash against artificial intelligence across Hollywood, executives told Reuters.
«This seemed to strike a real chord,» said one industry executive. «It kind of puts a human face on it… There's a well-known tech company that did something to a person we know.»
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Johansson's blasting of OpenAI for using a sultry voice she called «eerily similar» to her performance in its public demonstrations of the newest version of ChatGPT is antagonizing some entertainment executives, amid discussions to work more closely on projects, people with direct knowledge told Reuters.
«It sure doesn't set up a respectful collaboration between content creators and tech giants,» said one studio executive, calling OpenAI's actions «hubris.»
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in a statement Monday that the voice «is not Scarlett Johansson's, and it was never intended to
