Andrew Garfield From using ChatGPT to portraying the person behind it. Actor who plays OpenAI CEO Sam Altman In Luca Guadagnino’s The Artificer, admitted that he was “scared” to take on the role.
Andrew Garfield says he was “intimidated” by playing Sam Altman and was distrustful of ChatGPT
talking to Diversity At the Artificial premiere during the New York Film Festival, the British-American actor, best known for playing Spider-Man, said, “I was a little scared. I felt a little distrust of the technology. It feels like the people who are encouraging us to use technologies don’t really know its capabilities themselves. It feels a little irresponsible to me personally.”
OpenAI has faced concerns about the rapid development of AI and security. These issues also form a central conflict in The Artificial. The company has faced other challenges in recent months, including the closure of its AI video app Sora. A former Anthropic employee also warned that AI companies are “gambling with our lives.” The warning adds to the growing scrutiny surrounding the AI industry.
Garfield said he doesn’t trust ChatGPT as much as people in other industries might. He primarily used technology for research, in the form of “fancy Google”. He also admitted that ChatGPT was not designed for this. He said, “I don’t think actors will become useless. The soul of humanity is the soul of humanity. And I think actors are some of the people who have to maintain the soul of humanity for all of us and the stories.”
Artificial, which focuses on Altman’s controversial firing and reappointment in 2023, will hit theaters on December 25. Other cast members include Yura Borisov, Monica Barbero, Jason Schwartzman, Cooper Hoffman, Ike Barinholtz, Cooper Koch, Billie Lourd, Zosia Mamet and Chris O’Dowd.