Nancy Mace invites Scarlett Johansson to testify on OpenAI’s ChatGPT assistant ‘Sky’

A House Oversight and Accountability subcommittee aims to give a star-studded boost to the conversation surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) and deepfakes by extending an invitation to actress Scarlett Johansson to testify at an upcoming hearing.

The “Black Widow” star was invited to testify at a hearing of the House Oversight Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology and Government Innovation on July 9.

According to a letter from subcommittee chair Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), the hearing would “provide a platform” for Johansson to “share [her] concerns” with Congress and “inform the broader public debate about deepfakes.”

“The hearing will address broader issues surrounding the uses and abuses of deepfake technology,” Mace’s office said in a statement.

Last month, Johansson, 39, said she was “shocked” and “angry” after ChatGPT released its artificial intelligence assistant, “Sky,” which she said sounded “eerily similar” to her voice.

In a statement, Johansson said she had already turned down an invitation from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to voice an AI assistant at the company.

“When I heard the demo released, I was shocked, angry, and in disbelief that Mr. Altman would pursue a voice that sounded so eerily similar to mine that my closest friends and media outlets wouldn’t know the difference,” said the star of “ Her.” she said in a statement to The Hill in May.

OpenAI denied that its Sky voice was intended to imitate the Oscar-nominated artist.

A source close to Johansson told ITK on Monday that the actor would be out of the country on the scheduled date of the House subcommittee hearing in July and would not be available to attend.

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