Scarlett Johansson ‘shocked’ and ‘angered’ over ChatGPT voice that sounds ‘eerily similar’ to hers — says she rejected offer to do it

Scarlett Johansson was “shocked” and “angered” after the new ChatGPT feature from OpenAI sounded “eerily similar” to her as the actress revealed she rejected an offer from the tech company to use her voice. 

The Marvel star blasted the tech company and its CEO, Sam Altman, who she said approached her nine months ago about hiring her to voice the new AI voice assistant, according to a statement sent to Page Six.

“He told me that he felt that by my voicing the system, I could bridge the gap between tech companies and creatives and help consumers to feel comfortable with the seismic shift concerning humans and AI,” she said.

She ultimately rejected the offer “after much consideration and for personal reasons.”

Altman reached out to Johansson’s agent two days before the voice assistant demo was released in a bid to see if she would change her mind, she said. But before the two could connect, the voice “Sky” was released.

“When I heard the released demo, I was shocked, angered and in disbelief that Mr. Altman would pursue a voice that sounded so eerily similar to mine that my closest friends and news outlets could not tell the difference,” she said in the statement.