May 20, 2024Confirmed
Scarlett Johansson Alleges OpenAI's Sky Imitates Her Voice Without Licensing
Rogue: Caused harmAI loose in the worldData exfiltrationDERIVED
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OpenAI unveiled a voice assistant with a voice resembling Scarlett Johansson's, despite her refusal to license her voice. Johansson claimed the assistant, "Sky," sounded "eerily similar" to her voice, leading her to seek legal action. OpenAI suspended Sky, asserting the voice was from a different actress.
What this means for youA voice that sounds like a famous person can be built without their consent, so a familiar voice on a phone or speaker is not proof of who is speaking. At work, companies should check that any synthetic voice they use has clear permission from the person it resembles.
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- AI Incident Databasehttps://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/688
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