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This Filmmaker Couldn't Get an Interview With the CEO of OpenAI. He Created a Bot Version Instead
- A new documentary, Deepfaking Sam Altman, uses a digital likeness of OpenAI's CEO to drive its narrative.
- Director Adam Bhala Lough could not secure an interview, prompting the use of a deepfake for the centerpiece.
- The film follows Lough’s journey from San Francisco to India and Jamaica to test a surreal Altman avatar.
- Sam Bot, the Altman avatar, can praise, spin PR, and mimic emotions, revealing AI’s potential and limits.
- OpenAI and Altman have not commented on the Deepfaking Sam Altman project.
- The documentary raises legal and ethical questions about copyright and consent in AI-generated works.
- Lough’s approach is described as a neo-humanist journey that emphasizes human creativity amid AI.
- The film premiered at SXSW and releases in theaters with limited dates starting January.
- The project indicates how AI impersonations can influence documentary storytelling and the ethics involved.
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