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The AI Doc Opens, Posing a Stark Question About Raising Kids in the AI Era

Reviewers say it pairs rare CEO access with surface-level questioning.

Overview

  • The AI Doc, now in theaters, centers on whether children today will reach adulthood in a world shaped by advanced artificial intelligence.
  • A Business Insider write-up cites the film’s claim that about 20,000 people work on artificial general intelligence versus fewer than 200 on alignment and safety, presented as the documentary’s own figure.
  • Several interviewees, including Sam Altman, Demis Hassabis, and Anthropic’s Daniela Amodei, say it is still a good time to have kids despite AI risks.
  • The film highlights speed-versus-safety trade-offs as Altman says the competitor willing to take more safety shortcuts will get there first.
  • Early reviews describe an accessible primer with rare access to AI chiefs that seldom presses them, and one critic noted a near-empty theater.