Andrew Garfield On Playing Sam Altman, A Charismatic Leader Sucking Up “Our Autonomy, Power And Data” — NYFF

Source: deadline.com · Section: entertainment-sports · Bias: Center · Published: Tue, 06 Oct 2026 02:55:53 GMT

Andrew Garfield says he prepared “day in and day out” for months to play Sam Altman, “listening and watching footage of him … trying to find my version of that character.” Where he landed on the co-founder and CEO of OpenAI wasn’t complimentary – calculating, manipulative and nihilistic. “There’s such a heavy responsibility … playing […]

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The same story across the political spectrum (15 sources)

Left: OpenAI CEO says world should ‘accept some bad things’ for the benefit of AI technology — www.washingtonexaminer.com
Left: Is Hollywood Finally Turning Against Tech Oligarchs? — www.motherjones.com
Left: Sam Altman says ‘some bad things’ will happen, but AI is totally worth it — www.theverge.com
Center: Andrew Garfield Says OpenAI’s Sam Altman Seemed ‘F—ing Great’ Before Playing Him in ‘Artificial’: ‘And Then You Learn More About a Person’ — www.variety.com
Center: How Andrew Garfield Combined Crowdsourcing and a Classic Acting Technique to Understand Sam Altman — www.hollywoodreporter.com
Center: ‘Artificial’ Review: Andrew Garfield Is Chilling As Sam Altman In Luca Guadagnino’s OpenAI Origin Story That Should Make You Very Afraid – New York Film Festival — deadline.com
Center: Neon Sets ‘Artificial’ Oscar Campaign With Andrew Garfield in Supporting Actor, Yura Borisov in Lead (EXCLUSIVE) — www.variety.com
Center-Right: Sam Altman Thinks He’s the Prometheus of Silicon Valley — www.gizmodo.com
Center-Right: Accept ‘bad things’ in return for benefits of AI, says Sam Altman — www.theguardian.com
Right: Sam Altman’s Handler Tries To End Interview Over Suicide Question — www.dailycaller.com

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