Scarlett Johansson

The week was abuzz with tech giants making significant moves and stirring up discussions. Elon Musk’s whopping $97 billion acquisition proposal to OpenAI was turned down, while Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is reportedly planning a major investment into AI-powered humanoid robots. Intel might...

A viral AI-generated video featuring Scarlett Johansson and other Jewish celebrities has reignited concerns over deepfake misuse, prompting the actress to call on lawmakers for urgent AI regulations.   What Happened: The fabricated video circulating on social media shows an AI version of...

Billionaire Elon Musk is focusing a lot of attention on artificial intelligence these days through companies like Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA), X and xAI, but he missed out on being recognized by Time Magazine as a top 100 name for the artificial intelligence sector. What Happened: Time Magazine...

The ongoing dispute between Scarlett Johansson and OpenAI has rekindled Hollywood’s apprehension about the potential threat of AI. What Happened: The feud was sparked by OpenAI’s use of a voice similar to Johansson’s in the movie “Her” without her consent. This has led...

The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists or SAG-AFTRA has come out in support of Scarlett Johansson in her dispute with ChatGPT-parent OpenAI regarding the alleged use of her voice in the company’s new AI voice assistant. What Happened:...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wanted actress Scarlett Johansson to be the voice behind the company's ChatGPT voice assistant, reaching out to her last September, according to Johansson. She declined the offer for personal reasons, she said in a statement.But, when OpenAI released a demo for its voice...

Tech billionaire and xAI founder Elon Musk criticized OpenAI for mimicking actor Scarlett Johansson's voice, calling it "obviously a ripoff." What Happened: Johansson hired a lawyer to prevent OpenAI from using an imitation of her voice in GPT-4o. Afterward, Musk called out the Microsoft Corp.-...

Actress Scarlett Johansson has hired “legal counsel” against OpenAI for allegedly replicating her voice using artificial intelligence technology. What Happened: On Monday, Johansson said that she was “forced to hire” legal counsel to address the use of...

Actor Scarlett Johansson has initiated legal proceedings against an artificial intelligence (AI) app that used her name and likeness in online advertising without her consent. The actor was featured in a 22-second advertisement posted on Twitter by the AI image-generating app, Lisa AI:...

Super Bowl LVI featured more than 75 commercials promoting a range of products including cryptocurrency trading, sports betting, food and movies. Here is a look at some of the most beloved commercials by fans worldwide and Benzinga employees. What Happened: Super Bowl LVI aired on Sunday, Feb...

Super Bowl LVI aired Sunday on NBC, a unit of Comcast Corp (NASDAQ: CMCSA). The Los Angeles Rams were the winners of the game and ended the NFL season as champions. Other winners for Super Bowl LVI could be the companies that shelled out an average of $6.5 million per 30-second ad to get their...

The Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) is trading higher Friday after the company resolved its lawsuit concerning "Black Widow." Disney announced it settled the breach of contract lawsuit that the "Black Widow" star Scarlett Johansson brought against the company. ...

“Black Widow” star Scarlett Johansson and Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) have settled a lawsuit concerning breach of contract, The Hollywood Reporter reported on Thursday. What Happened: Terms of the settlement were not revealed for the months-long dispute. Johansson had in July filed a...

The Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) CEO Bob Chapek said at the company’s third-quarter earnings call that the entertainment behemoth has “figured out ways to fairly compensate” talent irrespective of the business model. What Happened: Chapek’s comments assume importance in the...

It started with a group of guys who liked comic books and blew up into the biggest pop culture marketing opportunity of the year, filling all 11 acres of the San Diego Convention Center and sprawling outside into infinity and beyond. The 47th annual San Diego Comic-Con is being held while one of...