Andrew Garfield has denied Sam Altman’s account of an alleged meeting on the set of Artificial. In an interview with GQ, Garfield said of running into Altman while portraying him, “I wasn’t there,” and denied having a body double, saying, “I never had any interaction with him. I’ve never seen him in real life.” Garfield said they did shoot outside Altman’s house and “it was an eerie day, for sure,” adding, “We were told that he wasn’t home and his security people were there. I think I saw one security guard. But no, I never saw Sam, so he maybe mistook someone else for me. I have no idea, but I’ve never waved at Sam. I’ve never seen him.” Previously, Altman told Vanity Fair that while Artificial was being shot outside his house, with “notices on our street” about filming updates, he “didn’t realize what was going on” and “paid no attention.” Altman said he saw “a guy dressed exactly like me with my same backpack” and that “We waved and went on, but it was really weird,” adding that he didn’t speak to Garfield at all: “I waved at him that one time and that was it.” Artificial is a biographical comedy-drama chronicling the origins, rise, and internal power struggles of OpenAI and generative artificial intelligence, with Garfield starring as