The series 'Artificial' is a biographical film directed by Luca Guadagnino, centered on OpenAI founder Sam Altman's 2023 firing and rehiring. Amazon MGM Studios dropped distribution of the nearly complete film following a $50 billion partnership with OpenAI, and is working to find a new distributor.
The biographical film 'Artificial' is directed by Luca Guadagnino and focuses on OpenAI founder Sam Altman's 2023 firing and rehiring. Amazon MGM Studios was originally set to distribute the film, which was nearly complete, but withdrew from that role. The decision came after Amazon entered a $50 billion strategic partnership with OpenAI in February 2026. Amazon is now working with the production team to find a new distributor for the film.
Separately, a different work sharing the 'Artificial' name exists: the Touhou Project doujin dungeon RPG 'Touhou Artificial Dream in Arcadia', developed by Potemki11. That game has sold over 100,000 units across PC, Nintendo Switch, and PS4/PS5. The Switch version was on a 50% off sale until June 14. The developer is also working on a new action game, 'UDONGEIN X2'.
The two works are unrelated beyond the shared word in their titles. The Guadagnino film is a standalone biopic, while the Touhou game is a doujin RPG with a Shin Megami Tensei-style system. No further details about the film's production or release timeline have been provided beyond the distributor change.
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Amazon MGM Studios has withdrawn from distributing the nearly complete biographical film 'Artificial', directed by Luca Guadagnino and centered on OpenAI founder Sam Altman's 2023 firing and rehiring. The move follows Amazon's $50 billion strategic partnership with OpenAI in February 2026. Amazon is working with the production team to find a new distributor.
Potemki11 announced that the Touhou Project doujin dungeon RPG 'Touhou Artificial Dream in Arcadia' has sold over 100,000 units across PC, Nintendo Switch, and PS4/PS5. The Switch version is on a 50% off sale until June 14. The developer is also working on a new action game, 'UDONGEIN X2'.