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This Saturday morning, Amazon MGM Studios has dropped the nearly completed Sam Altman biopic "Artificial," starring Andrew Garfield. Both the Hindustan Times and The Daily Beast confirm this decision comes after Amazon's reported $50 billion partnership with OpenAI. The film, directed by Luca Guadagnino, reportedly portrays Altman in a negative light, with one script draft describing him as "one of the most manipulative people on the planet," according to The Daily Beast. Amazon states the film would be "better served by a different studio" and is now seeking a new home for it. Meanwhile, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has flagged Anthropic's new AI models as a security threat to government officials, despite Amazon investing billions in the startup. AOL.com reports Jassy informed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that Amazon researchers used Anthropic's Fable 5 model to gain information useful in cyberattacks, leading to government restrictions on Fable 5 and Mythos 5. However, Donald Trump now states he no longer views Anthropic as a national security threat, following discussions with CEO Dario Amodei, The Times of India reports. In other AI news, Google DeepMind Vice President John Jumper, a Nobel laureate, is leaving to join Anthropic, according to The Times of India. This follows another high-profile departure from Google, signaling significant talent shifts within the AI industry. This corporate drama and talent migration in the AI sector could directly affect the security and features of the AI tools you use daily, and even the content you consume.