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Amazon MGM drops Luca Guadagnino’s film about Sam Altman

The key point: Amazon MGM is dropping Luca Guadagnino’s film about OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and is looking for another distributor.

In detail

  • Artificial covers the five days in 2023 when Altman was fired and rehired.
  • Amazon MGM states the film 'will be better served if it were released by a different studio' and is working to find a new home.
  • Cast includes Andrew Garfield (Altman), Monica Barbaro (Mira Murati), Ike Barinholtz (Elon Musk), Yura Borisov (Ilya Sutskever).
  • Amazon and OpenAI have close ties; Amazon announced a $50 billion investment in OpenAI in February.

Why it matters

This is mainly an industry/distribution development, but it underlines the close relationships between major studios and AI companies and could affect media narratives about AI leadership.

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