Amazon MGM Studios confirmed on Thursday that it will not release “Artificial,” the director Luca Guadagnino’s film that chronicles Altman’s chaotic 2023 firing and rehiring at OpenAI. Mike Hopkins, who runs Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios, informed Guadagnino and his producing team that Amazon would walk away from the planned release. The decision comes months after Amazon committed $50 billion to OpenAI in a February deal that expanded on a $38 billion cloud computing agreement signed in November 2025.

Amazon pulls plug on Sam Altman biopic ‘Artificial’

“We believe that Artificial will be better served if it were released by a different studio and are working closely with the filmmaking team to find the film a new home,” an Amazon spokesperson said. Andrew Garfield stars as Altman in the film, which was written by Simon Rich. Yura Borisov played OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever. Monica Barbaro portrays former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, while Ike Barinholtz plays Elon Musk. The cast also includes Cooper Hoffman, Jason Schwartzman, Billie Lourd, Mark Rylance, and Chris O’Dowd.

Altman was reportedly painted in an unfavorable light in the early version of Rich’s script, with one scene featuring computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton calling Altman “one of the most manipulative people on the planet.” A source familiar with internal workings at Amazon told reporters that the finished film’s tone turned considerably darker than what was originally pitched, and this led Hopkins to halt the release after watching a cut. An early viewer reportedly stated that Altman and Musk are the two characters audiences would “like the least.”

The business relationship between Amazon and OpenAI predates this deal by years. Amazon was among OpenAI’s earliest investors in 2015. Altman and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos have built a personal friendship over the past decade. Altman attended Bezos’s wedding to Lauren Sanchez in Venice in 2025. That friendship now sits alongside a corporate partnership worth tens of billions. Amazon’s February investment gave OpenAI access to Amazon Web Services infrastructure, including customized AI model development.

Jeff Bezos’ alleged influence and Altman’s legal tussle

With that much capital flowing between the two companies, releasing a film that portrays Altman as power-hungry and manipulative was always going to be an uncomfortable proposition. The film reportedly had a $75 million production and marketing budget. Amazon had reviewed every early iteration of the script before hiring Guadagnino to direct, meaning the studio knew the subject matter from the start. The shelved biopic adds to a public profile that continues to court conflict for the OpenAI CEO.

In May, a jury in Oakland rejected all of Elon Musk’s claims against OpenAI after a three-week trial. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed the first state-led lawsuit against OpenAI and Altman in June, calling ChatGPT a “dangerous product” and seeking potentially billions in penalties. Altman also has close ties with the Trump administration, adding a political dimension to his already complicated public image.

The film had been positioned for a late 2026 awards qualifying run followed by a wide release in early 2027. It would have competed with Aaron Sorkin’s “The Social Reckoning,” a sequel to “The Social Network” that also deals with tech industry power. But with the latest developments, that release strategy is now in limbo. With Amazon out of the picture, the studio is now shopping the project to rival distributors through talent agency CAA.

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While water concerns might be fading, the real problem of massive energy consumption keeps growing. Speaking at an event in India last week, Altman called online claims about water usage “completely untrue” and said newer facilities don’t depend on water for cooling anymore. Traditional data centers have used millions of gallons to cool equipment, but technology is changing. A recent study still projects water demand for cooling could more than triple in the next 25 years as computing needs expand.

OpenAI CEO talks energy use in AI data centers

In his statement, Altman said energy use is a fair concern. The world needs to shift quickly to nuclear, wind, and solar power as AI use grows, he said. When asked about comparisons between human and AI energy efficiency, he argued the comparison should look at energy per query after training, not the training process itself.

He compared training AI models to raising humans, noting it takes 20 years and lots of food before a person becomes productive. However, that comparison got criticized. Indian tech billionaire Sridhar Vembu, who attended the same summit, said he doesn’t want to see technology equated with people. His comment shows broader worries about AI potentially replacing human workers.

Data centers used electricity comparable to entire countries like Germany or France in 2023, based on International Monetary Fund numbers. This happened shortly after ChatGPT launched and sparked an AI boom. The GW Ranch project in West Texas will cover 8,000 acres and use more electricity than Chicago. It will make power through natural gas and solar panels, avoiding delays from utility companies struggling with capacity issues.

Similar projects are planned or underway in Wyoming, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Utah, Ohio, and Tennessee. Meta, OpenAI, Oracle, and Chevron are backing these developments. Some states passed laws making approvals easier. In West Virginia near Davis, a planned data center will include a gas plant big enough to power every home in the state.

Nation’s largest grid suffers strain as communities pushback

The United States runs 5,246 data centers using at least 17 gigawatts of power. One large nuclear plant makes one gigawatt, enough for 300,000 to 750,000 homes. These facilities will include some solar power, but most will run mostly on natural gas because other sustainable options don’t provide steady output. Without grid backup, gas becomes necessary.

Energy researcher Michael Thomas warned that this approach is “catastrophic for climate goals.” His firm found 47 off-grid data center projects nationwide. Elon Musk built an off-grid facility in Memphis last year using portable gas generators to avoid grid limits. His xAI data center went online in months instead of years. But the Environmental Protection Agency ruled in January that his setup broke emissions regulations and ordered the company to get proper permits.

Meta is also moving ahead with multiple off-grid projects. One in New Albany, Ohio, will use two gas power plants and launch later this year. Another in El Paso links 813 smaller generators. Local officials protested, saying Meta promised clean energy but delivered gas power instead. The company said it would meet clean energy commitments by purchasing renewable energy credits and adding clean power to the grid elsewhere.

Communities are now fighting back against data center proposals in populated areas. Citizens in Tucson beat a project called Blue over water concerns in the desert and potential electricity bill increases. A large data center can use 5 million gallons of water daily, matching a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people, based on Environment and Energy Institute numbers. San Marcos, Texas, rejected a proposed 1.5 billion dollar data center last week after months of public opposition.

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Post re-surfaced in the lead-up to Musk’s legal fight with OpenAI and its leaders, the conflict between these spheres gained new momentum. In the 2016 tweet, Altman wrote that he was voting against Trump because he viewed the former president as threatening America’s values. Musk reposted it, prompting Altman to reply with a 2022 tweet referencing Musk’s remarks suggesting Trump should “hang up his hat.” Altman admitted that both may have misjudged the political landscape but emphasized the different time frames of their comments.

Tensions escalate between Musk and openAI over corporate direction

The legal dispute is a result of Musk’s failed bid to purchases OpenAI earlier this year, for $97.4 billion. OpenAI rejected its overture and Musk has since continued to doubt Altman’s leadership and where the company is headed. Musk’s legal team said OpenAI’s board did not scrutinize the bid, which they believe was an opportunity that was wasted. With this backdrop Musk remains vocal in his criticism of the structure of OpenAI especially this aspect of the change like crying from not for profit to for profit. Even though OpenAI later gave up that transition, Musk has not backed down. His legal team argues that the relationship between the nonprofit and the for-profit arm remains unclear, and has implications for potential conflicts of interest.

OpenAI dismisses Musk lawsuit while Altman focuses on AI policy

OpenAI has responded by calling Musk’s lawsuit baseless and aiming to damage its reputation and business relationships. The company also stated that Musk’s actions are designed to stall its progress. A federal court in Oakland has scheduled the trial for March 2026, setting the stage for a significant legal contest involving AI policy and organizational governance.

In parallel with the legal dispute, Altman addressed lawmakers on Capitol Hill, urging caution with AI regulation. He emphasized that the U.S. must avoid rules that could slow down its AI leadership. Altman warned that while the U.S. may currently lead in AI development, the gap with China is not wide, and sensible regulation is necessary to stay ahead.

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The decision means that investors will be able to earn more than what they were initially promised, with the non-profit board remaining in charge of all the company’s activities. The company also said its current for-profit subsidiary will be turned into a public benefit corporation. That structure removes the existing limit on how much money investors can make, but the non-profit will still hold the power.

Sam Altman and OpenAI to remain under non-profit parent

According to OpenAI and Sam Altman, the change would have allowed the company to raise money at high valuations without actually giving away control of the firm. The numbers also do not lie, with the last round having the company sitting on a $260 billion valuation. The shift follows serious pressure from inside and outside the AI world. Elon’s lawsuit wasn’t the only one throwing punches. Former staff and members of the AI research community said that turning the company into a pure profit machine would trash its original mission.

That mission, built into its foundation documents, is simple: build artificial intelligence that helps people. The problem, they argued, was that without the non-profit calling the shots, investors and execs would only care about making money. On Monday, Sam Altman, who leads OpenAI, claimed none of the outside pressure mattered. “We’re all obsessed with our mission. You’re all obsessed with Elon,” he said. But that didn’t stop the company from quietly working behind the scenes with state attorneys-general in Delaware and California.

That is where the company is based. Both offices wanted guarantees that the non-profit would remain in charge and that any future changes would not remove assets from the non-profit to the profit side. The company also had to assure its biggest investor, Microsoft, that the new structure wouldn’t mess with its rights. And even though the new setup removes the cap on investor returns, it keeps the non-profit board in full control.

Chairman of the board, Brett Taylor, mentioned that the company decided on the change after several legal consultations and discussions with public leaders. “We decided for the non-profit to retain control of OpenAI after hearing from civic leaders and engaging in constructive dialogue with the offices of the attorney-general of Delaware and the attorney-general of California,” he said.

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According to the post, he mentioned that the cost of using artificial intelligence has been declining ten times every year, with the amount of people using it on the rise. In the post, he mentioned that the decrease in AI price is majorly due to the drop in the average token price, noting that it dropped 150 times from 2023 GPT-4 to the mid 2024 GPT-4 o.

Sam Altman discusses the drop in the price of AI

In his statement, he likened the growth of AI to Moore’s Law, which he said “changed the world at 2x every 18 months”. However, he added that the growth is a little bit stronger than that. He also added that the amount of resources used to create an artificial intelligence model determines its intelligence level.

He also added that artificial intelligence investments will continue, noting that it will continue on a steady level. He added that businesses will continue to invest in artificial intelligence because its speed of growth follows a super-exponential pace.

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The Worldcoin project, with over 2 million pre-registrants as of July 13, is designed to create digital “World IDs” by scanning participants’ eyes, granting access to restricted areas, and distinguishing humans from bots.

The intriguing eye-scanning technology has lured many to participate, and a surge in the cryptocurrency’s price on July 24, reaching over $2.60, further fueled the excitement. Nonetheless, it soon dropped to $2.09, leaving investors uncertain about the coin’s future amidst a volatile market.

While traditional cryptocurrencies embrace pseudonymity and unrestricted access, Worldcoin’s reliance on user identification has garnered criticism from decentralization advocates, who fear it may compromise the fundamental principles of the crypto world.

On-chain data revealed limited uptake, with only 3,650 unique token holders and 13,766 transactions involving the WLD token. This discrepancy between Altman’s claims and verifiable data has left many questioning the project’s impact and scalability.

Adding to the concerns, users at various locations, including Dubai, reported varying experiences, with some sites showing no waiting times, highlighting potential issues with project implementation. To win over the crypto community, Worldcoin must address these disparities and provide more transparent data to support its ambitious objectives.

The success of Worldcoin hinges on striking a balance between innovative verification methods and the core principles of privacy and security. As the crypto world closely watches its progress, the project must prove the viability of eye-scanning technology on a larger scale while reassuring users about their data privacy.

Sam Altman’s confident claims sparked curiosity and excitement, but without substantial evidence, the allure of Worldcoin’s ambitious eye-scanning project remains uncertain. Only time will tell if this novel approach can withstand scrutiny, overcome challenges, and carve a unique niche in the ever-evolving landscape of cryptocurrencies.

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