Hollywood is bending the knee to OpenAI
Netflix, A24, Focus Features, and Warner Bros.' Clockwork have all reportedly decided to pass on picking up Artificial - director Luca Guadagnino's new biographical drama about OpenAI cofounder / CEO Sam Altman - for distribution deals. And while Neon and Mubi are still said to be interested in the film, this situation makes it seem like Hollywood no longer has the courage to tell critical stories about Big Tech. Postproduction on Artificial was nearly finished when Amazon MGM
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Multiple major studios have declined to distribute a biographical drama about an AI company cofounder, reportedly because those studios have financial investments in AI companies. Amazon dropped the film after investing billions into an AI company, and other studios have made similar deals with AI firms. This situation raises concerns that Hollywood studios may become reluctant to produce critical stories about AI technology or its executives due to their financial ties to the industry. The pattern suggests studios are prioritizing their AI business interests over creative independence in storytelling about the technology and the people behind it.
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