Hollywood is Turning the OpenAI Drama into a Must-Watch Blockbuster (And We're Here for It!)

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Forget Silicon Valley’s typical tech drama – the OpenAI saga is about to get the Hollywood treatment, and it’s going to be epic.
The upcoming movie “Artificial” is currently filming around San Francisco, transforming the jaw-dropping tech breakup story into a comedy that promises more drama than a startup’s quarterly meeting. With an all-star cast including Andrew Garfield as Sam Altman and Jason Schwartzman in a mystery role, this film is capturing the city’s most talked-about corporate meltdown.
From Boardroom to Big Screen
Film crews have been spotted all over SF’s most photogenic neighborhoods, from the hipster haven of Dolores Park to the Marina’s chic streets. Yura Borisov, fresh off his Oscar-winning performance, is playing Ilya Sutskever – the engineer who briefly ousted Altman and then got booted from the board faster than you can say “artificial intelligence”.
Celeb Sightings Everywhere
San Francisco is basically turning into a live movie set right now. Actors have been seen around iconic locations like Lombard Street (not far from Altman’s cool $27 million mansion) and even the legendary Atelier Crenn. Ike Barinholtz is set to play Elon Musk, which honestly sounds like comedy gold.
The Big Question
Will “Artificial” be a streaming release or hit theaters? Amazon/MGM Studios is keeping us in suspense. But one thing’s certain: this movie is going to be the tech world’s most delicious piece of gossip since… well, the original OpenAI drama.
AUTHOR: cgp
SOURCE: SFist