Interview: The AI Doc's director was "scared shitless" by AI, so he made a movie about it

About this episode

The episode features an interview with director Daniel Roher discussing his film about AI and its implications for humanity.

If you're feeling anxious about AI and what it means for the future of humanity, you should watch The AI Doc: Or, How I Became an Apocaloptimist . As I noted in my review , the film aims to deliver some clarity amid all the AI hype with a plethora of interviews from AI CEOs, boosters, and critics. Now that it's in theaters, we sat down with the film's Oscar-winning director, Daniel Roher ( Navalny ), to dive deeper into his complicated feelings around AI.

People in this episode

Guest: Daniel Roher

Topics covered

• AI
• film
• interviews
• technology
• humanity
• future

Keywords

• AI
• film
• Daniel Roher
• interviews
• technology
• future
• humanity

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The AI Doc: Or, How I Became an Apocaloptimist

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