SHE SAYS THE COMPANY RELUCTANTLY

AGREED TO TAKE THE VOICE DOWN

ONLY AFTER SHE HIRED LEGAL

COUNSEL.

ACTRESS SCARLETT JOHANSSON

SAYING THIS VOICE USED BY SKY --

>> HELLO.

I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT TEAMING

UP WITH YOU.

>> -- SOUNDS EERILY SIMILAR TO

HER OWN.

>> HI.

HOW ARE YOU DOING?

>> Reporter: THE ACTRESS

FAMOUSLY PLAYED AN ARTIFICIAL

INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM IN 2015.

>> DO YOU HAVE THE NAME?

>> YES.

SAMANTHA.

>> Reporter: NOW WARNING TECH IS

IMITATING ART TOO CLOSELY.

>> A VIRTUAL ASSISTANCE THAT CAN

HELP ANSWER QUESTIONS.

>> Reporter: JOHANSSON SAYS SAM

ALTMAN WANTED TO VOICE HER FOR

SKY BUT THAT SHE DECLINED THE

OFFER DUE TO PERSONAL REASONS.

TELLING NBC NEWS WHEN SHE HEARD

THE VOICE, SHE WAS SHOCKED,

ANGERED AND IN DISBELIEF.

SHE POINTS OUT ALTMAN TWEETED A

SINGLE WORD "HER," THE DAY THE

PRODUCT WAS ANNOUNCED.

ALTMAN SAID "HER" IS HIS

FAVORITE MOVIE ABOUT AI.

>> I THINK "HER" GOT SOMETHING

RIGHT.

AND THAT IS NO SMALL FEAT.

>> MANY ON SOCIAL MEDIA PICKING

UP ON THE RESEMBLANCE BETWEEN

THE TWO VOICES.

>> NO, MY VOICE ISN'T DESIGNED

TO REPLICATE SCARLETT JOHANSSON

OR ANY SPECIFIC PERSON.

>> Reporter: OPEN AI

CATEGORICALLY DENYIES THE

ALLEGATIONS.

ALTMAN ADDING IN A STATEMENT THE

VOICE OF SKY IS NOT SCARLETT

JOHANSSON AND IT WAS NEVER

INTENDED TO RESEMBLE HERS.

OUT OF RESPECT TO SCARLETT

JOHANSSON, WE HAVE PAUSED OUR

PRODUCTS.

INCREASING CRITICISM FOR THE USE

OF DEEP FAKES.

>> LAWMAKERS HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY

CONCERNED ABOUT DEEP FAKES,

WHERE YOU ARE ABLE TO TAKE

SOMEBODY'S VOICE AND MAKE IT SAY

WHATEVER YOU WANT.

>> AGAIN, THIS IS JUST THE

LATEST CONTROVERSY AT OPENAI.

A NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES LEFT THE

COMPANY OVER WHAT THEY CALL

CONFLICTING PRIORITIES, AND MANY

ACCUSE OPEN AI OF NOT BEING

TRANSPARENT.

NO SURPRISE, GUYS, SCARLETT

JOHANSSON'S LEGAL TEAM WANTS

DETAILS ON HOW THEY CREATED THAT