The world premiere of "Artificial," a film by director Luca Guadagnino about Sam Altman's dramatic 2023 ouster and his return to the company's helm five days later, has taken place in New York, infohub.kz reports.
Critics are calling the film provocative, describing it as a satire of Silicon Valley work culture. Notably, the production was made in close coordination with lawyers, who even edited certain scenes, according to The Hollywood Reporter. As such, the film is unlikely to be a compliment to Open AI.
What's more, major film companies refused to release the picture. Amazon invested $40 million in it but then distanced itself from the project. Netflix, Focus Features, Warner Bros. and A24 wanted nothing to do with it either. The reasons have not been made public, but most likely this is about a conflict of interest and a reluctance to fall out with Open AI. The rights to "Artificial" were officially acquired by the studio Neon.
These facts alone mean interest in the film is likely to be high. After the premiere, it received generally positive reviews from critics.
Sam Altman is played by Andrew Garfield. The role of company co-founder Ilya Sutskever went to Yura Borisov, while Ike Barinholtz transformed into Elon Musk. The film opens in the United States on December 25. No release date has yet been announced for Kazakhstan. All that is known is that the rights to show the film in CIS countries were acquired by the company "Volga."
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