Andrew Garfield played Sam Altman in a movie.
Then apparently decided he wanted a little less AI in his life.
The actor is starring as the OpenAI CEO in Luca Guadagnino’s upcoming film “Artificial,” and researching the role seems to have changed how he personally feels about the technology.
In an interview with Variety, Garfield said he had used ChatGPT before, mostly for research, but stopped after diving deeper into the world of AI for the film.
Which is objectively a pretty funny outcome.
Imagine preparing to play the CEO of an AI company and coming out the other side thinking, “Actually, maybe I’m good.”
Garfield did not frame it as some dramatic anti-AI campaign.
His comments were more about discomfort and uncertainty after learning more about how the technology works and where it might be heading.
That is what makes the story interesting.
AI is already part of everyday life for students, workers, creatives and basically anyone with a phone.
But most people use it without really knowing much about the companies, data or systems behind it.
Playing Altman forced Garfield to look much closer.
And apparently, the closer look made him more cautious.
The film itself is already shaping up to be one of the more interesting tech dramas coming out of Hollywood, especially because Guadagnino is not exactly known for making boring character studies.
So now we have an actor playing one of the biggest names in AI, while publicly admitting the role made him step away from AI tools.
The marketing department probably could not have planned that better.
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