News — 2026-06-20

Amazon MGM Studios has abandoned Luca Guadagnino's nearly finished movie "Artificial," a dramatization of Sam Altman's 2023 ouster and reinstatement at OpenAI. The decision arrives four months after Amazon pledged $50 billion to the AI startup as part of a $110 billion funding round that made AWS the exclusive cloud provider for OpenAI's enterprise platform. While the studio praised Guadagnino’s talent, it said the film would be better served by another distributor. Insiders note the film’s darker tone and unflattering portrayals of Altman and Elon Musk may have contributed to the move. Read more

The Norwegian government will bar children younger than 13 from using generative artificial‑intelligence tools in school beginning in September. Grades 1‑7 will have no access to AI platforms such as Claude, while pupils aged 13 and up may use the technology only after teachers receive specific training. Officials say the move protects basic literacy and numeracy skills, which have been slipping in recent years, and guards against uncritical reliance on AI. The restriction follows earlier bans on phones and social‑media use for minors and mirrors similar steps in Australia and the United Kingdom. Read more