Andrew Garfield Denies Waving at Sam Altman — SkimNews
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- Andrew Garfield told GQ he never interacted with Sam Altman, had never seen him in real life and never waved at him, saying Altman’s account left him “very confused.”
- Artificial was filmed outside Altman’s San Francisco home, where Garfield said the team had been told Altman was not home and that he saw one security guard.
- Sam Altman told Vanity Fair he waved at Garfield “one time” and added that the actor “did walk like me” while filming.
- Sam Altman described seeing cameras and a man dressed exactly like him with the same backpack while walking to get coffee, initially thinking it was a “weird glitch of the simulation.”
- Artificial, written by Simon Rich and directed by Luca Guadagnino, centers on Altman’s controversial firing and rehiring by OpenAI’s board within five days in November 2023.
Why it matters: The exchange publicly puts Altman’s account at odds with Garfield’s denial, even as both agree filming occurred outside Altman’s San Francisco home. For viewers of Artificial, one narrow point remains disputed—a single wave—against the broader story of Altman’s five-day firing and rehiring by OpenAI’s board in November 2023.
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