Amazon Drops OpenAI Movie as AI-Hollywood Ties Deepen
Original: Why Amazon Dropped Its OpenAI Movie, Data Center Workers Fight Back, and Meta Leaks Employee Data
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Amazon-owned MGM Studios cancelled a biographical film about OpenAI's Sam Altman amid AI industry expansion into entertainment. Google DeepMind simultaneously launched a $75 million partnership with film studio A24 to develop AI filmmaking tools.
On the Uncanny Valley podcast, WIRED hosts discussed Amazon's controversial decision to drop director Luca Guadagnino's OpenAI biographical film, which reportedly portrayed Sam Altman unfavorably. This cancellation occurs as the AI and film industries grow increasingly intertwined. Concurrently, Google DeepMind announced a $75 million partnership with independent film studio A24 to develop AI tools for filmmaking, illustrating the expanding intersection of artificial intelligence and creative industries. The episode also covered growing worker opposition to data center construction, with electricians and software engineers expressing concerns about involvement in the sector. Additionally, Meta paused an employee-tracking program following an internal data leak, and Anthropic's relationship with the Trump White House was examined in the context of CEO Dario Amodei's absence from government discussions.