A surge of Hollywood movies is portraying tech titans as villains, marking a sharp departure from earlier optimistic narratives.
This fall, films such as The Social Reckoning, Musk, and Artificial present figures like Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, and Sam Altman as characters accused of harming society, undermining democracy, and allegedly pursuing power at any cost.
The shift has sparked concern among tech executives, with some threatening legal action and others pulling funding, while industry observers warn that the negative depiction could influence public perception and adoption of artificial intelligence.