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Less than two weeks after Amazon MGM Studios dropped Luca Guadagnino's Sam Altman biopic "Artificial," Neon is officially closing in on the OpenAI feature for theatrical distribution, TheWrap has learned.
Sam Altman advocates for a US-led international forum on AI regulation, proposing a 5% stake for the Trump administration to ensure America's leadership in global AI governance.
Not long after Bernie Sanders first proposed an AI sovereign wealth fund where the public would obtain a 50 percent ownership stake in certain AI companies, he held an hour-long private meeting with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman at his Senate office.
Amazon MGM said the reportedly unsympathetic portrayal of OpenAI's CEO "will be better served if it were released by a different studio."
“Artificial,” Luca Guadagnino’s movie about Sam Altman and OpenAI, is about to get a new home. Neon is closing in on a deal to acquire the nearly-completed $40 million film - set during the tumultuous time when Altman (played by Andrew Garfield) was fired and then rehired by the AI giant - after Amazon MGM Studios
The film, starring Andrew Garfield, is nearly complete and was set to be released next year, but was nixed after Amazon struck a $50 billion deal with Altman's OpenAI.
Amazon's decision to drop Artificial comes months after its $50 billion investment in OpenAI, with the studio now shopping it to other potential distributors.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your In
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Neon has made it known that Artificial is joining its awards slate for this year, so get ready to watch this one at a festival near you. Typically, Guadagnino world premieres his wares at Venice where he previously won the Silver Lion for 2022’s Bones and All.
Tools for Humanity hired two law firms to investigate alleged financial irregularities and bribery of foreign officials, sources say.
