The time for indecision about artificial intelligence is gone, according to Daniel Kwan, co-writer/co-director of “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” founding member of the Creators Coalition on AI, and producer of the forthcoming documentary “The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist.”
Decisions are being made daily by leading CEOs in AI, and it may seem like the general public has no voice. However, Kwan and the filmmakers of “The AI Doc,” including co-director Charlie Tyrell and producer Ted Tremper, aim to debunk this notion with their Focus Features documentary. At SXSW, the team behind “The AI Doc” joined us at our Say More studio to dive into the film’s content and its approach to delivering information accessibly.
In my SXSW review, I praised “The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist” for compiling numerous big ideas, opposing theories, and interviews in a personal frame that maintains the human aspect of the discussion.
Documentarian Daniel Roher interviewed OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Google DeepMind CEO and co-founder Demis Hassabis, and Anthropic CEO and co-founder Dario Amodei, along with many experts and engineers, to examine both sides of the AI debate. The film’s human narrative is about how his apprehensions about becoming a first-time parent affect his emotional and psychological reactions to what he learns.
For more on “The AI Doc,” catch Mashable’s recording of “The AI Panel: Or What Being an Apocaloptimist Looks Like,” featuring Kwan, Tremper, co-producer Diane Becker, and moderated by Mashable Entertainment Editor Kristy Puchko.
For an opportunity to see “The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist” early and free, visit Mashable’s advanced screenings in L.A. and New York.
“The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist” opens in theaters on March 27. Stay tuned for more Mashable coverage from SXSW.