Andrew Garfield Admits He Had ‘Deep Admiration’ for Sam Altman Before Playing Him in ‘Artificial’
“He convinced me that he was nothing but purely altruistic,” the actor adds of the OpenAI CEO The post Andrew Garfield Admits He Had ‘Deep Admiration’ for Sam Altman Before Playing Him in ‘Artificial’ appeared first on TheWrap .
In a Q&A after the Monday night screening of "Artificial" at a Neon film, Andrew Garfield revealed his deep admiration for Sam Altman before portraying the OpenAI CEO in the film. Garfield confessed that the tech leader had convinced him of his "purity of altruism," despite hints that this persona was not genuine. He praised Altman's transparency and courage in testifying before Republican congressmen, stating that Altman's connection with Buddhist teacher Jack Kornfield further impressed Garfield.
However, Garfield admitted that after getting to know Altman better, he saw that the "king of the cannibal island" description was accurate. Despite this, Garfield expressed hope that humanity would prevent "giving our future away" and emphasized the importance of artists and powerful individuals in shaping a more regulated AI conversation.
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