Scarlett Johansson at AIher portrait and voice were used without permission.
Last year, Johansson said she was asked by CEO Sam Altman to make a sound at Openai’s chatbot, but turned down the job, just to get people noticing that the feature, called “Sky,” sounded almost exactly like an actress.
“Especially related to AI works. It’s like: If this could happen to me, how would we protect ourselves from this? There are no boundaries here; we are setting ourselves up to take advantage of our strengths.” Instyle Magazine Earlier this month.
“I was shocked, irritated and incredible when I heard the demo released, Mr. Altman would pursue the sound that sounded so similar to my voice that my closest friends and news media couldn’t tell me that the Altman difference was even intentional, and when I had a sing in my voice, I felt like I was intentional, and it was a sentence from me, and I was shocked, and in my intimate recounting a person, I felt like I was one person, and I felt like I was intentional. Samantha had a close relationship with people.”
Scarlett Johansson is concerned about how people will “protect themselves” from AI. (Pictures of Getty by Monica Schipper/David Yurman)
Scarlett Johansson rejects Openai’s job
The legal team of the Black Widow star sent Openai’s letter asking it to explain how the voice of the AI assistant came about, and the company later agreed to land in the “Sky”.
Ultraman A statement was issued later Fox business about “Sky” sound.
“There is no boundary here; we set ourselves to exploit.”
“The sound of the sky is not Scarlett Johansson’s voice, and it’s never intended to be like hers. We left the sound actor behind before any publicity with Ms. Johansson. We’ve paused with the sound of the sky in the product out of respect for Ms. Johnson. We’re sorry for Ms. Johnson, we didn’t get a better communication,” the statement said.
Speaking to Instyle, Johnson said she has become a reluctant voice in AI conversations, but she will not back down either.
After Johansson released the AI chatbot, Johansson’s legal team sent a letter to Openai, which sounded very much like the actress’s voice. (Michael Buckner/Penske Media via Getty Images)
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“I don’t need to keep playing drums. That’s not my place. But, I’m not afraid of being invalid,” she said.
Johnson added that after her career in a Hollywood that began as a kid, she was not shy to speak for herself.
“But now I see that I actually built some…I have a place here. So I’ve been able to stand up for myself and feel like I’m not going away. I can shoulder the shoulder.”
“Avengers” star Take legal action in 2023 Apps that use her voice and similarities in an AI image generation app called Lisa AI: Annual Book of the 90s and Avatar.
The Black Widow star also took legal action in 2023, after an AI Image-generated app used her portrait and voice in ads on X. (Paolo Block/Filmmagic)
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“We won’t do these things easily. Based on our usual actions, we will deal with all the legal remedies we will have,” Johnson’s attorney told the media.
The star of “Marriage Story” is just one of many people in Hollywood who take action when using AI.
“Family Hate” Host Steve Harvey Steps have been taken to work with AI licensing and protection platform Vermillio to protect fans from potential fraud and scams.
“In today’s digital age, it’s impossible to keep up with the scammers using my similarity across all platforms,” Harvey said in a statement to Fox News’ digital numbers. “My main focus is to make sure my fans are not victims of these programs. Working with Vermillio provides me with tools to protect my personal brand and, more importantly, my fans embrace the future of AI in a consent and controlled way.”
Steve Harvey is working with AI licensing and protection platform Vermillio to search for an unauthorized internet using its name, image and similarity to prevent his fans from being scammed. (Palas Griffin/Getty Image)
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“Steve Harvey’s partnership with Vermillio reflects a strong vision of talent and artificial intelligence,” said Dan Neely, Vermillio co-founder and CEO. “With Traceid, Steve not only protects his legacy, but also protects the well-being of many fans. He has been showing how the most beloved public figures can responsibly interact with AI.”
Vermillio monitors the Internet and generates AI models to abuse Harvey’s name, images, and similarity and can automatically delete unauthorized content in hopes of limiting the impact of the scam.
Celine Dion Another star, who recently had to send out loud calls to fans about unauthorized AI-generated music.
exist Posts on Instagram “Getting our attention, AI-generated music is designed to include Celine Dion’s music performances and titles and similarities, and is currently circulating online and across a variety of digital service providers,” Dion and her team wrote last week.
Celine Dion warns fans about the music produced by fake AI released in her name. (Image from Kevin Mazul/Getty from the Recording Academy)
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It continued: “Please let the recordings be false, not approved, nor are they songs from her official records.”
