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The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist
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The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist

2026-03-27 · 105 min · ★ 6.9

Documentary

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
Status
Released

Top Cast

Daniel RoherDaniel RoherSelf
Sam AltmanSam AltmanSelf
Daniela AmodeiSelf
Dario AmodeiDario AmodeiSelf
Emily M. BenderSelf
Yoshua BengioYoshua BengioSelf
Liv BoereeLiv BoereeSelf
Ajeya CotraSelf
Peter DiamandisSelf
Randima FernandoSelf
Timnit GebruTimnit GebruSelf
Karen HaoKaren HaoSelf
Yuval Noah HarariSelf
David Evan HarrisSelf
Tristan HarrisTristan HarrisSelf
Demis HassabisDemis HassabisSelf
Dan HendrycksSelf
Reid HoffmanSelf
Daniel KokotajloSelf
Sanmi KoyejoSelf

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