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Ike Barinholtz, who stars as Elon Musk in the film “Artificial,” was asked about tech industry leaders at a premiere event and jokingly said they are very douchey, though he later amended his statement to be less extreme. The movie also features Andrew Garfield as Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, and covers Altman’s firing and rehiring in 2023. Barinholtz expressed concern about the impact of AI on people's jobs and well-being.
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At the NYFF64 premiere of "Artificial", actor Ike Barinholtz, who plays Elon Musk in the film, was asked about tech industry leaders. He jokingly responded with a score of “a million” on a one-to-ten douchiness scale but then revised it to "somewhere in between." The movie also features Andrew Garfield as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and covers his firing and rehiring by Musk in 2023. Barinholtz expressed concern about the impact of AI, noting worries over job displacement and people's need for meaningful work.
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When Page Six asked “The Studio” star, who was at the NYFF64 premiere of “Artificial,” “from one to 10, how douchey do you think these (tech) guys are?” he laughed and replied, “Oh God, a million?
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he → ask → million
I don’t know.
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I → know → ?
“I say that as a douche,” he diplomatically added, before amending his estimate.
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he → say → estimate
“Somewhere in between, maybe,” he opined.
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he → opine → ?
Barinholtz, 49, plays controversial businessman Elon Musk in “Artificial.”
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Barinholtz → play → Artificial
It also stars Andrew Garfield as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and follows his controversial firing and rehiring in 2023.
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The cast also includes Jason Schwartzman, Yura Borisov, Cooper Hoffman, and Billie Lourd.
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cast → include → Schwartzman
“The Mindy Project” alum shared that, like a lot of people, he is terrified of AI.
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he → share → AI
“I try to be an optimist and I will continue to be until I’m proven wrong,” he said, “but I am nervous about it very much.
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[I’m] worried about people’s jobs.
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I → ’m → jobs
People need to have a reason to live, and work, and do things, and I just want to make sure we’re not celebrating that too much.”
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we → need → that
The sequel to “The Social Network” stars Jeremy Strong as Mark Zuckerberg and dramatizes the 2021 Facebook leak by the whistleblower Frances Haugen and Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz.
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sequel → star → whistleblower
A source told Page Six Hollywood that Altman’s “Artificial” character “apparently doesn’t come off as particularly sympathetic.
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character → tell → Hollywood
Nor does Musk.”
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Musk → do → ?
Adding to the awkwardness, Altman and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos are pals.
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Your voice matters.
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Discussions are moderated for civility.
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