The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist
2026 · Movie · PG-13 · 104 min · ★ 7.3 · 56% critics
A father-to-be investigates the whirlwind of AI ideas and asks what humanity’s most powerful technology could mean for the future. As he looks at differing viewpoints, the stakes become clear: there’s a lot to lose if society gets it wrong.
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Details
- Years
- 2026
- Release date
- 2026-03-27
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 56/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (14 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an engaging, accessible look at how AI experts think and what it could mean for society; Not for you if you want a strictly clinical take, like Blink (2024) or Superpowered: The DC Story (2023).
Pros: engaging AI interviews; informative for general viewers; clear big-picture stakes | Cons: overly dramatic tone; anxiety moments may not land
Themes
- artificial intelligence (a.i.)
Cast & crew
Daniel Roher
as self
Sam Altman
as self
- DA
Daniela Amodei
as self
- DA
Dario Amodei
as self
- EB
Emily M. Bender
as self
Yoshua Bengio
as self
Liv Boeree
as self
- AC
Ajeya Cotra
as self
- PD
Peter Diamandis
as self
- RF
Randima Fernando
as self
Directed by Daniel Roher, Charlie Tyrell