Next Best Picture editor-in-chief and critic Matt Neglia wrote that “Artificial” is “as entertaining as it is terrifying.” “It’s a brilliantly written human story about power, control, ambition, and greed that might be the most urgently relevant film of our time. Andrew Garfield delivers one of his most unsettling and transformative performances as Sam Altman, equally capturing his disarming charm and unnerving malice.”
Set during the tumultuous time when Altman, OpenAI’s CEO (played by Andrew Garfield), was fired and then rehired by the AI giant in 2023, “Artificial” has faced its own challenges getting to theaters; in June, Neon closed a deal to complete the $40 million film after Amazon MGM Studios dropped the project months earlier after the company signed a major partnership with OpenAI, including a $50 billion investment.
“Artificial” opens in theaters on Christmas Day from Neon. Check out first reactions in the posts below.
