Amazon financed an expensive film about Open AI boss Sam Altman, but won’t release it

Amazon does not publish what it produces, expected Artificial-film, Variety magazine reported on Friday.

Amazon has spent at least 40 million dollars on the film depicting the artificial intelligence business.

Monet MEDIA are linked the decision to the $50 billion deal Amazon signed with the Open AI company in February of this year. The purpose of the agreement is, among other things, to develop Amazon’s AI agents and increase Open AI’s presence in Amazon’s cloud services.

Artificialin has directed, among other things Call Me By Your Name familiar from the movie Luca Guadagnino and its main role, the Open AI boss Sam Altmaniais acting Andrew Garfield.

Movie describes the chain of events from the end of 2023, when Altman was fired as CEO of Open AI and hired back four days later.

The film has already been compared before its release by David Fincher to direct, about the early stages of Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg The Social Network -film, which was a great success with the audience and reviews in 2010.

Artificialist is expected a similar cultural landmark for the AI ​​era.

For example, Altman’s and Elon Musk’splayed by Ike Barinholtzthe roles have been considered less flattering for their target persons.

Artificial was scheduled to premiere in early 2027 at the South by Southwest festival in Austin.

In film media is with Amazon’s decision expressed concern about itthat the even closer connections between the technology business and cinema lead to artistic losses and jeopardizing freedom of expression.

When major studios are dependent on AI companies and their often capricious executives, who will have the chance to publish works that are critical of their operations?

Hopes have been placed especially on the shoulders of indie studios.

From the movie screenings have been organized for several publishers in recent days.

of The Hollywood Reporter according to information, Netflix and Focus Features, like Amazon, have decided not to release the film.

“We have tremendous respect for Luca Guadagnino as an award-winning filmmaker, and we hope our collaboration will continue,” an Amazon representative told the magazine.

“We believe the film would be better served by another studio and are trying to find a new home for it,” the company said.

The magazine also hints that the indie platform Mubi is interested in the film.