The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist (2026)

  • PG-13
  • 01/27/2026 (US)
  • Documentary
  • 1h 45m

The future is not automatic.

Overview

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.

Daniel Roher

Director, Writer

Charlie Tyrell

Director

Caroline Lindy

Writer

Cast

Daniel Roher's headshot

Daniel Roher

Self
Sam Altman's headshot

Sam Altman

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Daniela Amodei's headshot

Daniela Amodei

Self
Dario Amodei's headshot

Dario Amodei

Self
Emily M. Bender's headshot

Emily M. Bender

Self
Yoshua Bengio's headshot

Yoshua Bengio

Self
Liv Boeree's headshot

Liv Boeree

Self
Ajeya Cotra's headshot

Ajeya Cotra

Self

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