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2026·Documentary·1h 44m
7.0
A father-to-be tries to figure out what is happening with all this AI insanity, and explores the most powerful technology humanity has ever created... and what's at stake if we get it wrong.
Directed by Daniel Roher and Charlie Tyrell
artificial intelligence (a.i.)

Cast

Daniel Roher
Daniel Roher
self
Sam Altman
Sam Altman
self
Yoshua Bengio
Yoshua Bengio
self
Liv Boeree
Liv Boeree
self
Karen Hao
Karen Hao
self
Tristan Harris
Tristan Harris
self
Demis Hassabis
Demis Hassabis
self

Crew

Daniel Roher
Daniel Roher
Director
Charlie Tyrell
Charlie Tyrell
Director
Marius de Vries
Marius de Vries
Original Music Composer
Daniel Kwan
Daniel Kwan
Producer
Jonathan Wang
Jonathan Wang
Producer
Shane Boris
Shane Boris
Producer
Ted Tremper
Ted Tremper
Producer
Caitlin Machak
Caitlin Machak
Camera Operator

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Movienightmare
Movienightmare
The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist
Who cares? As long as you're living your life to the fullest and making the most of it
Who cares? As long as you're living your life to the fullest and making the most of it
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tess uhh
tess uhh
The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist
“we get to decide how this goes” is so fucking funny! also, this guy really takes every word for gospel…he’s doomed
“we get to decide how this goes” is so fucking funny! also, this guy really takes every word for gospel…he’s doomed
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gangstalked
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The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist
Bunch of creeps. Hey ChatGPT, what did Sam Altman do to his sister?
Bunch of creeps. Hey ChatGPT, what did Sam Altman do to his sister?
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Abby Sullivan
Abby Sullivan
The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist
Subscribing to apocaloptomistic ideology
Subscribing to apocaloptomistic ideology
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Cam
Cam
The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist
I don’t have a rating for this but I think everyone should watch this and think critically about it. I think it does a good job at pointing out both optimism and skepticism about AI but in the end I feel like it give it too much of the benefit of the doubt. 

AI is this generations nuclear arms race. We have countries all around the world looking to make the strongest AI possible. In the case of the nuclear arms race, there was human autonomy regulating it. The countless moments during the Cold War that we were one decision away from full out nuclear warfare that were stopped by human decision making. We’re not handing that control off to a machine that still doesn’t comprehend the value of human life. AI can be a great tool but having it be as unregulated as it is means that the technology to create bioweapons or nuclear weapons can be easily accessed by the wrong people. 

One issue that this documentary skipped is the massive privacy risk involved with AI. It can be used to set up full surveillance over everyone at all times and also can be a risk for private information to be hacked and become public. 

One issue I wish was highlighted more is the impact on the workforce. If AI can replace up to 50% of entry level jobs, what does that mean for the next generation? They will have no means of making a living when AI can just to every job better than them. When Sam Altman says a baby born today will never be smarter than AI that should be harrowing, but instead he says it with the smugness like that’s a crowning achievement of humanity. Unfortunately, the person with the power to regulate it is that dumb fucking orange that only cares about making money instead of the wellbeing of the average person. 

This technology is as important as nuclear power was and the major of the world can do absolutely nothing about it. It needs to be treated as a more series threat.
I don’t have a rating for this but I think everyone should watch this and think critically about it. I think it does a good job at pointing out both optimism and skepticism about AI but in the end I feel like it give it too much of the benefit of the doubt. 

AI is this generations nuclear arms race. We have countries all around the world looking to make the strongest AI possible. In the case of the nuclear arms race, there was human autonomy regulating it. The countless moments during the Cold War that we were one decision away from full out nuclear warfare that were stopped by human decision making. We’re not handing that control off to a machine that still doesn’t comprehend the value of human life. AI can be a great tool but having it be as unregulated as it is means that the technology to create bioweapons or nuclear weapons can be easily accessed by the wrong people. 

One issue that this documentary skipped is the massive privacy risk involved with AI. It can be used to set up full surveillance over everyone at all times and also can be a risk for private information to be hacked and become public. 

One issue I wish was highlighted more is the impact on the workforce. If AI can replace up to 50% of entry level jobs, what does that mean for the next generation? They will have no means of making a living when AI can just to every job better than them. When Sam Altman says a baby born today will never be smarter than AI that should be harrowing, but instead he says it with the smugness like that’s a crowning achievement of humanity. Unfortunately, the person with the power to regulate it is that dumb fucking orange that only cares about making money instead of the wellbeing of the average person. 

This technology is as important as nuclear power was and the major of the world can do absolutely nothing about it. It needs to be treated as a more series threat.
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