The film about Sam Altman has been dropped by Amazon MGM Amazon MGM has reportedly decided not to release “Artificial,” a film directed by Luca Guadagnino focusing on OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s 2023 ouster and reinstatement. The film, which stars Andrew Garfield, had been in development for about a year and features a notable cast playing key figures at OpenAI and Elon Musk. The studio stated they believe the movie would be better served by a different distributor, especially given Amazon’s significant investment in OpenAI.

• Amazon MGM has reportedly dropped the film “Artificial” directed by Luca Guadagnino.
• The movie covers the week in 2023 when OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was fired and rehired.
• Andrew Garfield is set to star as Sam Altman.
• The cast includes Monica Barbaro as OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, Ike Barinholtz as Elon Musk, and Yura Borisov as OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever.
• Amazon is looking for a new studio to distribute the film.
• Amazon has a close business relationship with OpenAI, having invested $50 billion in the AI lab. Continue reading https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/952906/sam-altman-film-artificial-openai-amazon-mgm-dropped