An artificial intelligence brings down a tech company in a new feature film ‘Artificial’ now being adapted into a best seller from Bloomberg. The movie is set to examine the chaotic period during which co founder and CEO Sam Altman was abruptly at the board and then restored days later in the wake of a furious backlash and internal revolt.
Simon Rich is working on writing the screenplay, famous for his satirical and comedic writing. Seeing his background in writing for shows like Saturday Night Live and his film An American Pickle, this movie will probably stick to humor and irony when exploring the inside of one of the world’s powerful AI companies. It is a story which tries to encompass the truth and the absurd, the ridiculous and the tragic reality of the situation surrounding Altman’s ouster and return.
In talks to direct is acclaimed director Luca Guadagnino. Now known for stylish, character driven films, Guadagnino’s involvement suggests we’ll get some highly crafted visual depiction of the tech world elite. Andrew Garfield, who played Spiderman in the Marvel movie series, is reportedly in cast as Sam Altman, while Monica Barbaro (Da Vinci’s Demons) will appear as CTO Mira Murati and Yura Borisov, famously known for playing jazz saxophonist Yuri Belov in Black Earth Rising, is said to be in cast as co–founder Ilya Sutskever, one of the key players allegedly involved in the decision to oust Altman from his post.
Production will start shooting the film this summer in San Francisco and parts of Italy. It will delve into the emotional, ethical and political dynamics that emerged during a pivotal (and critical) moment in AI technology’s evolution. Because of OpenAI’s prominent role in artificial intelligence (AI), the incident garnered the attention of not just the tech industry but also the general public.
This isn’t edging into start up world cliché so much as they are relying on the speed at which events in the tech sector have become fodder for pop culture. Instead, the filmmakers are looking to bring a real life boardroom drama to the big screen, in an effort to spur a larger conversation about power, governance and these are the more human aspects of what artificial intelligence means for us. However, interest in the movie is obviously heightened since the firm refuses to hold any events for journalists and strangely enough, chose not to allow any reporters into Bidding War, the company’s official statement on its website about the movie. Unfortunately, fans will just have to wait until 2026 or early 2027 for the movie’s premiere which will arguably be a chance to both be entertained and learn something about what is arguably one of the most controversial moments in recent tech history.
