Amazon Drops $40 Million Sam Altman Film as $50 Billion OpenAI Tie Deepens
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Updated · Variety · Jun 19
Amazon Drops $40 Million Sam Altman Film as $50 Billion OpenAI Tie Deepens
3 articles · Updated · Variety · Jun 19
Summary
$40 million film “Artificial,” nearly finished and starring Andrew Garfield as Sam Altman, has been dropped by Amazon MGM and is now being shopped to other studios.
Amazon’s move came after its February partnership with OpenAI, which included a $50 billion investment to expand OpenAI’s use of AWS and build custom AI models.
Positive test screenings had already been held, and other studios screened the movie on Thursday, even as Amazon said the project would be better served elsewhere.
The film centers on Altman’s 2023 firing and return at OpenAI; an insider said Altman and Elon Musk are portrayed as the least sympathetic characters.