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Luca Guadagnino Is ‘Not Afraid’ of Sam Altman Backlash to ‘Artificial’: ‘People That Have a Lot of Power’ Should Be ‘Aware That You Must Be Responsible’

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Luca Guadagnino Is ‘Not Afraid’ of Sam Altman Backlash to ‘Artificial’: ‘People That Have a Lot of Power’ Should Be ‘Aware That You Must Be Responsible’. Luca Guadagnino’s “Artificial” takes on some of the most powerful leaders in artificial intelligence, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman — but he’s “not afraid” of any potential backlash. Premiering at New York Film Festival on Monday, Guadagnino’s timely movie stars Andrew Garfield as Altman and centers on the time in 2023 when he was ousted […].

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