Scarlett Johansson Jokes Sam Altman Would Make a Great Villain After GPT-4o Controversy
Scarlett Johansson recently shared that she thinks Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, could make a good Marvel super villain, especially if he had a robotic arm. This lighthearted jab comes months after Johansson expressed frustration with OpenAI for creating a voice in their GPT-4 demo that sounded strikingly similar to hers. Johansson had previously declined an offer from Altman to voice the ChatGPT 4.0 system, only to be shocked when the demo voice resembled hers so closely that friends and media couldn't tell the difference. OpenAI has since clarified that the voice was not an imitation but from another professional actress. Despite this, Johansson might still harbor some resentment, as evidenced by her villain comment. Reflecting on the situation, she remarked on the rapid pace of technological advancement and its impact on society, particularly among young people, likening it to a "thousand-foot wave."
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00:00Scarlett Johansson just revealed that she thinks Sam Altman could make a good Marvel
00:04supervillain, specifically with a robotic arm.
00:08Back in May, Scarlett Johansson made headlines after openly sharing her frustration with
00:12OpenAI.
00:13After a live demo for GPT-40, the actress accused OpenAI of creating a voice eerily
00:19similar to hers.
00:21The CEO of OpenAI, Sam Altman, even referenced the 2013 sci-fi film in which Johansson voices
00:27the AI the main character falls in love with by tweeting the name of the film, her.
00:32In an official statement, Johansson wrote,
00:34Last September, I received an offer from Sam Altman, who wanted to hire me to voice the
00:39current chat GPT-4.0 system.
00:41Johansson declined the offer, citing personal reasons, and went on to state,
00:46When I heard the release demo, I was shocked, angered, and in disbelief that Mr. Altman
00:50would pursue a voice that sounded so eerily similar to mine that my closest friends and
00:55news outlets could not tell the difference.
00:58OpenAI responded with their own statement, which reads,
01:01Sky's voice is not an imitation of Scarlett Johansson, but belongs to a different professional
01:06actress using her own natural speaking voice.
01:09Despite OpenAI removing the voice, Johansson may still be holding a grudge.
01:13As when asked if she thought Altman would make a good villain, she quipped,
01:17I guess he would, maybe with a robotic arm.
01:20Reflecting on the controversy months later and the pace of tech progress, Johansson went
01:25on to share,
01:26I think technology's moved faster than our fragile human egos can process it, and you
01:30see the effects all over, especially with young people.
01:34This technology is coming like a thousand-foot wave.