Sam Altman turned down a documentary’s requests to talk. So the director cast a ‘Sam Bot’ as its protagonist

A documentary filmmaker created "Sam Bot," an AI character, after Sam Altman declined to participate in the project. Director Adam Bhala Lough drew inspiration from OpenAI's controversial release of a chatbot mimicking actress Scarlett Johansson's voice. The AI character serves as the film's protagonist, highlighting tensions between transparency and control in AI development.