Scarlett Johansson said no, but OpenAI’s virtual assistant sounds just like her


Actress Scarlett Johansson reacts to her husband Colin Jost’s joke at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner at Washington Hilton in Washington, on April 27, 2024. Days before OpenAI demonstrated its new, flirty voice assistant last week, the actress Scarlett Johansson said, Sam Altman, the company’s chief executive, called her agent and asked that she consider licensing her voice for a virtual assistant. It was his second request to the actress in the past year, Johannson said in a statement on Monday, May 20, 2024. — The New York Times

SAN FRANCISCO: Days before OpenAI demonstrated its new, flirty voice assistant last week, actress Scarlett Johansson said, Sam Altman, the company’s CEO, called her agent and asked that she consider licensing her voice for a virtual assistant.

It was his second request to the actress in the past year, Johannson said in a statement Monday, adding that the reply both times was no.

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