Amazon's film division and its AI division are currently not on speaking terms.

Critics Vindicate 'Artificial' After Messy Amazon MGM Breakup (and the Studios vs. Talent Wars Around AI Are Just Beginning)

Luca Guadagnino's AI-themed film Artificial premiered at the London Film Festival on Sunday to thunderous applause at Royal Festival Hall, with cast members Andrew Garfield and Yura Borisov beside him. Amazon MGM had dropped the film in June and dismissed it as streaming-only in an anonymous whisper campaign, three months after Amazon invested $50 billion in Sam Altman's OpenAI. Neon picked up global rights, and the film now holds a 96% Rotten Tomatoes score, Guadagnino's career best, with Garfield leading the best supporting actor race.

Source: Critics Vindicate 'Artificial' After Messy Amazon MGM Breakup (and the Studios vs. Talent Wars Around AI Are Just Beginning) — Variety

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