Sam Altman · OpenAI · Amazon · Mira Murati · Elon Musk · Engadget
Amazon won't release Sam Altman biopic focused on OpenAI's 2023 leadership crisis
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Apropos of nothing, in February, Amazon invested $50 billion in OpenAI.
Key facts
- Five months after reports came out that Amazon was developing a film about Sam Altman, OpenAI signed a $38 billion multi-year cloud contract with Amazon
- Amazon invested $50 billion into OpenAI, and they closed another deal for AWS to run OpenAI models for enterprise customers
- Apropos of nothing, in February, Amazon invested $50 billion in OpenAI
- It stars Andrew Garfield as Altman, along with Monica Barbaro as former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati who served as interim CEO at the time, as well as Yura Borisov as former OpenAI chief scientist
Summary
Amazon MGM Studios has reportedly dropped the Sam Altman biopic Artificial, even though it's nearly finished, after the company deepened its partnership with OpenAI. "We have the utmost respect and admiration for Luca Guadagnino as an award-winning filmmaker, not to mention a longstanding relationship that we hope to continue," a spokesperson told the publication. Five months after reports came out that Amazon was developing a film about Sam Altman, OpenAI signed a $38 billion multi-year cloud contract with Amazon. Artificial revolves around Altman's controversial firing and reinstatement as CEO of OpenAI back in 2023. It stars Andrew Garfield as Altman, along with Monica Barbaro as former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati who served as interim CEO at the time, as well as Yura Borisov as former OpenAI chief scientist and board member Ilya Sutskever.