'I am so excited to see it': The first trailer for Artificial is here — and it'll star Andrew Garfield as controversial OpenAI boss Sam Altman in Neon's dark comedy-drama about the rise of ChatGPT
THE SO WHAT
A mainstream dark comedy about OpenAI and ChatGPT means AI lab politics are now pop culture fodder. Expect more non‑technical stakeholders—boards, regulators, customers—to show up with narratives shaped by film and TV, not whitepapers, and plan your comms accordingly.
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