
Artificial
Workby Luca Guadagnino, Simon Rich · 2026
Heard in 18 episodes across 12 shows since Sep 2026
Artificial is a 2026 biographical comedy-drama directed and co-produced by Luca Guadagnino and written by Simon Rich. Starring Andrew Garfield as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, it centers on Altman’s controversial firing and rehiring during the company’s turbulent 2023 leadership crisis; Amazon MGM initially backed the nearly completed film but later dropped it, after which Neon acquired it.
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Discussed inPolitics35%Culture29%AI & Tech24%Markets6%
Episodes
18
across 12 shows
This week
6
episodes on 5 shows
Share of the conversation
0.2‰
5.3× its usual level
Share of the conversation
Mentions of Artificial per 1,000 mentions of anything, 7-day rolling, across the podcasts PodLume Trends follows.
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| Day | Share (7-day) | Mentions |
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| Sep 1 | 0.03‰ | 1 |
| Sep 8 | 0.11‰ | 3 |
| Sep 15 | 0.03‰ | 1 |
| Sep 18 | 0.06‰ | 1 |
| Sep 19 | 0.11‰ | 2 |
| Sep 21 | 0.14‰ | 1 |
| Sep 22 | 0.16‰ | 2 |
| Sep 23 | 0.19‰ | 1 |
| Oct 2 | 0.03‰ | 1 |
| Oct 4 | 0.05‰ | 1 |
| Oct 5 | 0.11‰ | 2 |
| Oct 6 | 0.16‰ | 2 |
Episodes
18 episodes featuring Artificial, newest first
- Oct 7, 2026
Headphones enter an unusually strong era of choiceThe VergecastOct 7, 2026 - Oct 6, 2026
Hosts challenge AI trade-offs and gambling’s social costBreaking Points with Krystal and SaagarOct 6, 2026 - Oct 6, 2026
Hollywood’s merger era tests ambition against safer betsThe Big PictureOct 6, 2026 - Oct 5, 2026
The assistant race turns on trust, distribution and platform controlBig Technology PodcastOct 5, 2026 - Oct 5, 2026
AI valuations collide with weak exits and expensive moneyProf G MarketsOct 5, 2026 - Oct 4, 2026
Botched execution renews scrutiny of America’s death penaltyGlobal News PodcastOct 4, 2026