Artificial is a wicked satire that also sticks to the facts
The film 'Artificial' is a satirical biopic focusing on the rise and power struggles of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. The movie portrays key figures in the AI industry as exaggerated versions of themselves to explore themes of power and ambition.
Why it matters
The film reflects public fascination and anxiety regarding the rapid development of AI and the personalities leading the industry.
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 it — is central to the film’s narrative, which sticks remarkably close to the factual events surrounding the OpenAI CEO’s rise to power with, and brief ouster from, the AI lab.
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