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‘Artificial’ Star Andrew Garfield Recalls Believing OpenAI’s Sam Altman Was ‘Genuinely Great’ and Could Be ‘My Future Best Friend’

Andrew Garfield’s portrayal of Sam Altman in “Artificial” is less than flattering, but there was a time when the actor deeply admired the OpenAI co-founder and CEO. “The first time I saw Sam, he was testifying in front of Congress and he was saying incredibly righteous stuff,” Garfield said Monday night during a Q&A following […]

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Andrew Garfield’s portrayal of Sam Altman in “Artificial” is less than flattering, but there was a time when the actor deeply admired the OpenAI co-founder and CEO. “The first time I saw Sam, he was testifying in front of Congress and he was saying incredibly righteous stuff,” Garfield said Monday night during a Q&A following […]

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According to Variety’s source item, ‘Artificial’ Star Andrew Garfield Recalls Believing OpenAI’s Sam Altman Was ‘Genuinely Great’ and Could Be ‘My Future Best Friend’, Andrew Garfield’s portrayal of Sam Altman in “Artificial” is less than flattering, but there was a time when the actor deeply admired the OpenAI co-founder and CEO. “The first time I saw Sam, he was testifying in front of Congress and he was saying incredibly righteous stuff,” Garfield said Monday night during a Q&A following […]

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