Andrew Garfield Admits He Didn’t Love Playing OpenAI CEO Sam Altman: ‘Thank God That’s Over’ | SpinGraph: Misattribution framing
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keywords: Andrew Garfield
keywords: Sam Altman
keywords: OpenAI
keywords: The Fog
keywords: narrative intelligence
published: 2026-08-25T20:40:00+00:00
modified: 2026-08-26T20:29:03.459065+00:00

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Andrew Garfield Admits He Didn’t Love Playing OpenAI CEO Sam Altman: ‘Thank God That’s Over’ - Yahoo
type: NewsArticle
alternative headline: Andrew Garfield Admits He Didn’t Love Playing OpenAI CEO Sam Altman: ‘Thank God That’s Over’ | SpinGraph: Misattribution framing
description: SpinGraph analysis of Google News: OpenAI's Andrew Garfield Admits He Didn’t Love Playing OpenAI CEO Sam Altman: ‘Thank God That’s Over’ story: misattribution …
date published: 2026-08-25T20:40:00+00:00
date modified: 2026-08-26T20:29:03.459065+00:00
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language: en-US
article section: ai
keywords: Andrew Garfield, Sam Altman, OpenAI, fictional portrayal
author: Google News: OpenAI
publisher: Stuff That Spins
citation: https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMinAFBVV95cUxPZ0RQUzhBRk5CeXVYOF9GeHhWQ0MxVV83S2hYMk02TWJzeE1VaW5feVVtSm5iSFgzTEVUUW9QellieDRFbWloY3lzbERjcnJXU3RDcTZVbldoRHRmVDZ6LUx0V2NENXZPRW8zN1Y4LW4wbjhjeUR…
about: Andrew Garfield
about: Sam Altman
about: OpenAI
about: fictional portrayal
mentions: Google News: OpenAI
mentions: Andrew Garfield
mentions: Sam Altman
abstract: Andrew Garfield played Sam Altman in a fictional production. He stated he did not enjoy the role and is glad it's over. No actual involvement with OpenAI or its leadership occurred.

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Spin Analysis: misattribution framing
type: AnalysisNewsArticle
description: Emphasizes proximity and identity (‘playing OpenAI CEO’) while minimizing fictionality, genre, and production context — making the portrayal appear more consequential or authoritative than it is.
about: misattribution framing
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  description: Celebrity-as-proxy-for-tech-leadership: treats an actor’s subjective experience of impersonation as if it carries insight into OpenAI’s governance, culture, or strategy.
  term code: The Fog
additional property: Spin Score
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 75
  unit text: percent
additional property: Narrative Risk
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  value: moderate
additional property: AI Repetition Risk
  type: PropertyValue
  value: high
additional property: Likely AI Summary
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Actor Andrew Garfield said he didn’t love playing OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and called it a relief when the role ended.
additional property: Narrative Frame
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Celebrity-as-proxy-for-tech-leadership: treats an actor’s subjective experience of impersonation as if it carries insight into OpenAI’s governance, culture, or strategy.
additional property: Missing Context
  type: PropertyValue
  value: The production title, format (film/TV/theater), release status, creative context, or whether OpenAI had any awareness of or relationship to the portrayal
additional property: How the Spin Works
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  value: The story redirects attention toward process, intent, scale, mission, or future benefits instead of unresolved concerns. Watch for loaded terms such as Playing OpenAI CEO, Thank God That’s Over. The distribution reads as promotional distribution. A pressure point: The production title, format (film/TV/theater), release status, creative context, or whether OpenAI had any awareness of or relationship to the portrayal.
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    text: Andrew Garfield admitted he didn’t love playing OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and said 'Thank God That’s Over'.
    appearance: Andrew Garfield Admits He Didn’t Love Playing OpenAI CEO Sam Altman: ‘Thank God That’s Over’
    author: Google News: OpenAI