The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist

"The future is not automatic."

2026 1h 45m EN

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★7.0TMDB · 36

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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.

“The future is not automatic.”

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Cast

Daniel Roher
Self
Sam Altman
Self
Daniela Amodei
Self
Dario Amodei
Self
Emily M. Bender
Self
Yoshua Bengio
Self
Liv Boeree
Self
Ajeya Cotra
Self

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Daniel Roher
Writers: Josef Beeby
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America, Netherlands

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ERA

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Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Netherlands.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Daniel Roher, shot by Jenni Morello. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Marius de Vries. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Davis Coombe shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Daniel Roher and Sam Altman and Daniela Amodei carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The future is not automatic.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt39150120 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Daniel Roher directs. Jenni Morello behind the camera. Marius de Vries scores. Davis Coombe cuts. Produced in United States of America, Netherlands. Dialogue in English.

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1Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.
2International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Netherlands.
3Directed by Daniel Roher, shot by Jenni Morello. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Marius de Vries. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Davis Coombe shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Daniel Roher and Sam Altman and Daniela Amodei carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The future is not automatic.".
8IMDB entry: tt39150120 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 36 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Jenni Morello
Original score: Marius de Vries
Editing: Davis Coombe
Runtime: 105 min · 1h 45m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist (2026)

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Leno2026-03-27
★ 8/10
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, and the movie should be very informative on what some of the people that know the technical details of how AI is trained are thinking. Perhaps a bit overly dramatic - the director cries over anxiety about AI (?) - still the movie is a great way to learn a bit about the history of the economic uptick of AI and the current societal impact it's having. From an insider's point of view, I definely recomend watching it if you are interested about AI

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