8.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Documentary, Science Fiction, Comedy • 2026 • 90 min
Deepfaking Sam Altman (2026)
Deepfaking Sam Altman (2026)
Overview
Deepfaking Sam Altman is a documentary directed by and starring Adam Bhala Lough. Unable to interview OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Lough creates a deepfake AI version, Sam Bot, in India to explore artificial intelligence's ethical implications. The film features Scarlett Johansson and Kara Swisher.
Starring Cast
Adam Bhala Lough • Divyendra Singh Jadoun • Heidy Khlaaf
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Family Values: Mixed
Viewer Rating
8.3
Overview
Deepfaking Sam Altman is a documentary directed by and starring Adam Bhala Lough. Unable to interview OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Lough creates a deepfake AI version, Sam Bot, in India to explore artificial intelligence's ethical implications. The film features Scarlett Johansson and Kara Swisher.
Starring Cast
Adam Bhala Lough • Divyendra Singh Jadoun • Heidy Khlaaf
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
Political: Leans Left
Confidence: Medium
The film's examination of barriers to accessing tech executives like Sam Altman and the ethical lapses in AI development, including corporate use of likenesses without permission, underscores a critique of big tech's unchecked influence. This focus on accountability and potential harms drives its alignment with progressive values.
Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: Medium
The documentary incorporates diverse perspectives from Punjabi-American, Indian, and Arab-American contributors in its examination of AI and deepfakes. It maintains a neutral stance on traditional identities, prioritizing ethical questions about technology over social critiques.
Secondary
Family Values: Mixed
Confidence: Medium
The documentary peripherally explores family dynamics through the filmmaker's nuclear household, where creating an AI companion strains home life and integrates technology into parent-child interactions. It questions the boundaries between human relationships and artificial companionship without endorsing or critiquing traditional family norms.
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: Medium
The documentary features no LGBTQ+ characters or themes, focusing instead on AI ethics and deepfake technology through the director's interactions with a synthetic version of Sam Altman.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: Medium
No transgender characters or themes appear in the film. The narrative explores AI ethics through a filmmaker's creation of a digital Sam Altman facsimile, without addressing trans identities or related issues.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: Low
Deepfaking Sam Altman is a documentary featuring real individuals as themselves, including deepfakes of the male CEO Sam Altman portrayed as male, with no recasting or adaptation involving gender changes for any canonical or historical figures.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: Medium
This documentary features real people as themselves and uses a deepfake to replicate Sam Altman's appearance without altering his established racial depiction. No characters from prior canon or history are portrayed by actors of a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.4
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Critic Ratings
9.3
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