NYTimes podcast discusses how a new film portrays OpenAI leaders

In short: A New York Times podcast discussed a moment in the film Artificial that appears to accuse a key OpenAI figure of lying, but the quote and context are not confirmed.

The details

A recent episode of The New York Times’ Hard Fork podcast discussed Artificial, a film by director Luca Guadagnino about the creation of OpenAI. OpenAI is the company behind ChatGPT.

During the conversation, one person said, “I felt like there were some moments in the film where she was just brazenly lying.” Reporting suggests this comment appears to refer to Mira Murati, OpenAI’s former chief technology officer. In the film, Murati is portrayed as an outsider who is easily swayed.

The same reporting says the film presents OpenAI CEO Sam Altman as manipulative and prone to lying. However, the specific quote about “brazenly lying” was not confirmed in the available reporting. That means it is unclear who said it and what exact scene or context they meant.

It is also important to note that Artificial is a dramatization, not a documentary. A dramatization is more like a “based on a true story” movie than a recorded history lesson. It can draw from real events and reported tensions, but it can also add or change details for storytelling.

Because of that, the film’s character portrayals should not be treated as proof that Murati, or anyone else, lied in real life.

Source: NYTimes