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Annie Leibovitz has photographed Sam Altman for Vanity Fair, in a portrait that PetaPixel says echoes Caspar David Friedrich’s painting Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog.
Why it mattersThe image’s symbolism is hard to miss: Altman stands at the edge of an uncertain future, a fittingly grand view for someone so closely associated with AI. PetaPixel also recalls Altman’s warning that there is a “non-zero” chance the technology could be humanity’s last. A portrait is not an argument, but the way AI’s most prominent figures are framed is becoming part of the story.
Discuss: Should portraits of AI leaders lean into the technology’s promise, or make its risks impossible to overlook?
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