The technology has developed rapidly in the past year, becoming far more realistic and nuanced
Scarlett Johansson voiced an AI character in the film "Her", which Altman has previously said is his favourite film about the technology. Credit: Photo by Cindy Ord / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP
OpenAI was forced to apologise to actor Scarlett Johansson last week for using her voice –- or something very similar –- on its latest chatbot, throwing the spotlight on to voice-cloning tech.
Although OpenAI denied the voice they used was Johansson's, their case was not helped by CEO Sam Altman flagging the new model with a one-word message on social media -- "Her".
Johansson voiced an AI character in the film "Her", which Altman has previously said is his favourite film about the technology.
Right from the start, AI voice cloning has proved problematic.
Last year, British firm Elevenlabs went viral for all the wrong reasons when it released its voice-cloning software.