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Will This Movie Be the Next "Social Network"?

July 11, 2026 / 01:03

This episode discusses the film Artificial, focusing on Sam Altman, starring Andrew Garfield, and its journey to Neon after being dropped by Amazon. The film recounts the chaotic weekend in 2023 when Altman was fired and reinstated as CEO of OpenAI.

The conversation includes critiques of the script, with one participant expressing dislike for the portrayal of characters, suggesting that it inaccurately makes some individuals heroes while depicting others negatively. The mention of Ilya and Jeff Hinton highlights the controversial characterizations.

There is a comparison made to The Social Network, indicating that while the film may not be entirely factual, it captures some essence of the events. The stakes of the story are emphasized as being significantly higher due to the implications of the technology involved.

Another participant mentions that the tone of the film is dark, describing it as the feel-bad movie of the year, which could resonate with audiences given the serious themes it tackles.

TLDR

The episode critiques the film Artificial about Sam Altman, focusing on its script and character portrayals.

Episode

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The Sam Altman focused movie, Artificial, has found a new home at Indie studio Neon after Amazon [music]
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gave it the boot. Amazon walked away from the project after striking a major partnership with OpenAI. The $40 million
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film stars Andrew Garfield as Sam Altman and recounts the chaotic weekend in 2023
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when he was fired and was reinstated as OpenAI CEO. I have read the script. I don't particularly like the movie. I
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think there's a lot of nonsense in it, like making certain people heroes. I think everybody's a mess [music] in this
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situation. No one looks good. But to make Ilya a hero question. We'll make Jeff Hinton a partier. I was like, what?
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There's a lot of stuff I didn't like in the script when I read it and I got it in years ago. But he's a great
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filmmaker. I bet it's interesting. It's sort of like The Social Network. It's not really what happened, but it's not
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un what happened. >> The difference here is that the stakes are much higher [music] because we're
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talking about these guys who could potentially end the world. I also read an early draft [music] of the script.
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The tone of it is pretty dark and it makes you feel bad. One potential buyer who saw it and didn't [music] buy the
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movie said it's the feel-bad movie of the year.

Episode Highlights

  • Chaos of Altman's Firing
    The film stars Andrew Garfield as Sam Altman and recounts the chaotic weekend in 2023 when he was fired and reinstated as OpenAI CEO.
    @ 00m 12s
    July 11, 2026
  • Mixed Reviews on the Script
    The reviewer expresses dissatisfaction with the script, calling it nonsense and a feel-bad movie.
    “I don't particularly like the movie.”
    @ 00m 19s
    July 11, 2026

Episode Quotes

  • No one looks good.
    Will This Movie Be the Next "Social Network"?
  • It's the feel-bad movie of the year.
    Will This Movie Be the Next "Social Network"?

Key Moments

  • Firing Chaos00:12
  • Mixed Reviews00:19
  • High Stakes00:44
  • Feel-Bad Movie00:57