Scarlett Johansson, the famous movie star and actress who plays "Black Widow", said in a statement that when OpenAI CEO Sam Altman updated ChatGPT, he used a synthetic voice Sky that was "extremely similar" to her voice, which made her "shocked, angry and unbelievable". Scarlett Johansson said that because of OpenAI's behavior, she had hired legal counsel, and after the legal counsel sent two letters to Sam Altman, OpenAI "reluctantly agreed" to remove Sky.
In response, Sam Altman said that Sky's voice "was never intended to be similar to hers." "Before contacting Ms. Johnson, we had already selected the actor who would voice Sky. Out of respect for Ms. Johnson, we have suspended the use of Sky's voice in our products. We are sorry for not communicating better with Ms. Johnson."