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

March 27, 2026 (US) Documentary • 104m

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.

Writer

Josef Beeby

Top Billed

Daniel Roher

Keywords

Top Billed Cast

Crew
Laurie Polisky
Laurie Polisky

Associate Editor

Jenni Morello
Jenni Morello

Director of Photography

Lowell A. Meyer
Lowell A. Meyer

Director of Photography

Marius de Vries
Marius de Vries

Original Music Composer

Matt Robertson
Matt Robertson

Original Music Composer

EJ Lykes
EJ Lykes

Associate Producer

Dan Wilcox
Dan Wilcox

Music Supervisor

Caitlin Machak
Caitlin Machak

Camera Operator



Reviews

Leno

⭐ 8/10

March 27, 2026

I am an AI Researcher so it's interesting to write about something that combines my passion for movies with my daily work.

The movie does a great job interviewing very prominent AI figures, ranging from the most pessimistic doomist to the unreasonable naive optimistic ones, in an engaging and clear way to the general public. Their discourse in the movie is very compatible with what they say in academic conferences, so no sneaky editing there, … read the rest.

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

Revenue

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