Film director says OpenAI workers helped shape new AI movie
Simon Rich, director of Artificial, revealed AI industry employees assisted in creating his new film about OpenAI’s rise. The movie, which premiered at the London Film Festival, includes scenes inspired by a friend’s 2022 encounter with an early ChatGPT prototype. Rich confirmed a research team and experts from the AI sector contributed to authenticity, citing verbatim tweets and time-stamped…
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- Director Simon Rich says AI industry workers helped verify *Artificial*’s accuracy during filming
- Film includes real tweets and time-stamped references to depict OpenAI’s rise truthfully
- OpenAI’s Sam Altman criticized the movie as ‘awful’ after the trailer, but Rich insists it’s ‘extremely accurate’
Critics praised the film as a ‘chilling’ portrayal of AI’s dangers, though OpenAI’s Sam Altman called it ‘an awful movie’ after seeing the trailer. Rich defended the film’s realism, stating no composite characters were used. Artificial opens in UK cinemas at the end of January.
Artificial writer admits AI industry workers helped shape OpenAI film
cityam.com · 13 October 2026
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