

The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist
2026-03-27 · 105 min · ★ 6.9
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.
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- Directors
- Daniel Roher, Charlie Tyrell
- Production companies
- Playgrounds, Cottage M, Fishbowl Films
- Countries
- United States of America, Netherlands
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- Released
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Daniel RoherSelf
Sam AltmanSelf
Dario AmodeiSelf
Yoshua BengioSelf
Liv BoereeSelf
Timnit GebruSelf
Karen HaoSelf
Tristan HarrisSelf
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