Artificial is a wicked satire that also sticks to the facts
The Verge reviews Artificial, a satirical Sam Altman biopic that tracks OpenAI's documented power struggles.
The Verge reviews Artificial, Luca Guadagnino's New York Film Festival satire of Sam Altman's rise and brief ouster from OpenAI, with Andrew Garfield as Altman. The film tracks documented events including Ilya Sutskever and Geoffrey Hinton's time at Google, the 2015 circle with Elon Musk, a 2017 Dota 2 milestone, and Altman's firing. The review says it stays close to lawsuits and leaked communications while exaggerating personalities and adding a few fictional scenes.
- Andrew Garfield plays Sam Altman in Luca Guadagnino's satire Artificial.
- The plot follows documented OpenAI milestones through Altman's board firing.
- Reviewers say it tracks lawsuits and leaks, with some fictional scenes.
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At the New York Film Festival premiere of Artificial, Luca Guadagnino's satirical Sam Altman biopic, the director said onstage that "[when] someone wants to play God, that's very interesting to me."
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