Luca Guadagnino in talks to helm AI drama ‘Artificial’ based on OpenAI’s Sam Altman saga

Luca Guadagnino is in discussions to direct Artificial, a comedic drama set against the backdrop of the real-life leadership crisis at OpenAI in 2023, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film, from Amazon MGM Studios, is expected to begin production this summer, with shooting planned in San Francisco and Italy.

Artificial will dramatise the whirlwind events at artificial intelligence firm OpenAI, when CEO and co-founder Sam Altman was abruptly fired by the board, only to be reinstated five days later following an employee and investor revolt.