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Scarlett Johansson or OpenAI? ‘Eerily similar’ voice causes controversy

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Matthew Perry's death has, publicly, been considered an open and shut case -- but, as far as the authorities go, they're still digging into how he got one particular drug
Italian singer Andrea Bocelli is set to perform in South Africa in 2025 for his 30th anniversary tour. Scarlett Johansson claimed that OpenAI developed a voice for the ChatGPT system that sounded ‘eerily similar’ to her own after she refused to provide her voice for the chatbot.
22 May 2024 12AM English South Africa Society & Culture · Daily News

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