Artificial is a wicked satire that also sticks to the facts
Luca Guadagnino premiered his satirical Sam Altman biopic, Artificial, at the New York Film Festival. Speaking onstage at the premiere, the director said that when someone wants to play God, that is very interesting to him.
The film centers on questions of power: who holds it, who wants it, and who will do anything to obtain it. Its narrative stays notably close to the factual events of the OpenAI CEO's rise at the AI lab and his brief ouster from it.
Artificial opens with a shot of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge, which the film develops into a metaphor for building all-powerful AI systems. The premiere account does not give a release date, cast list, or details of the film's distribution.
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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." The idea of playing God, and power in general - who has it, who desperately wants it, and who will do anything to get […]