ChatGPT has a problem with Scarlett Johansson

Did you think Sky, the friendly new voice of ChatGPT, sounded like Samantha from Her? Not everyone did it, but enough people noticed a distinct quirk of Scarlett Johansson in the chatbot that it became a story. And then Johansson herself decided that Sky sounded a little too close to home, especially since she had turned down offers from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to play Sky herself. We still don’t know all the details of the timeline here, who knew what, what Altman did when Johansson said no, and much more. But this is all just weird.

If you want to learn more about everything we discuss in this episode, here are some links to get you started, starting with Build:

And on ScarJo against ChatGPT:

And in the lightning round: