‘Artificial’ trailer: Andrew Garfield plays Sam Altman in Luca Guadagnino’s OpenAI drama

The trailer for 'Artificial' has been released, featuring Andrew Garfield as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in a drama about the company's 2023 leadership crisis. Directed by Luca Guadagnino, the film explores the corporate upheaval and the societal implications of AI development.
Why it matters
The film dramatizes a pivotal moment in the history of modern AI, highlighting the intersection of corporate power, ethics, and technological advancement.
The first trailer for Artificial has been released, giving audiences their first look at Andrew Garfield as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman . Directed by Luca Guadagnino and written by Simon Rich, the film dramatises the tumultuous events surrounding Altman’s firing and reinstatement at OpenAI in November 2023.
The teaser opens with Garfield’s Altman walking through a luxurious compound before descending into a fortified basement filled with guns and survival supplies. His voiceover discusses the consequences of artificial intelligence, including the launch of ChatGPT, as the film adopts an ominous tone around the technology’s potential impact on society.
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