SCOTT DETROW, HOST:
Artificial intelligence once again found itself at the center of a controversy this week. Actor Scarlett Johansson says she was approached by tech company OpenAI to be the voice of ChatGPT. The actress, who, of course, once starred as an AI voice in the movie “Her,” said no thanks. But when the company released a voice assistant named Skye, it sure sounded a lot like Johansson. Hey, ChatGPT. How are you doing?
SKYE: I’m doing fantastic. Thanks for asking. How about you?
DETROW: Though OpenAI maintains it is not an attempt to clone the actor’s voice, CEO Sam Altman wrote in a statement yesterday that, quote, “out