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Black Widow Scarlett Johansson bites back, says OpenAI’s billionaire CEO Sam Altman would make for a good Marvel villain

Johansson and Altman have had a contentious relationship after OpenAI released a version of ChatGPT with a voice that sounded like the Marvel actor.

The CEO of OpenAI has made quite a few enemies for himself as the head of the world leader in generative AI, including (briefly) his own board and none other than A-list actress Scarlett Johansson. But it seems like Johansson has been thrust into the role of advocate for AI regulation by nature of this incident, as members of Congress called upon her to testify before the panel on cybersecurity this past June. It’s all led to creepy crawly sci-fi moments like Sydney Sweeny having to react live to a demo of Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked replicating her face—and Johansson before her, trying to pump the brakes on a reenactment of “Her.”

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