The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist
Seen it?2026 | 105 min | Documentary
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (86% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had a box office flop. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for the curious. If you loved The Social Dilemma, start here.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 45 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
86% on Rotten Tomatoes, 65 on Metacritic
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Award season hasn't happened yet, so this isn't counted.
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 216K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Daniel Roher, Charlie Tyrell
- Daniel RoherSelf
- Sam AltmanSelf
- Daniela AmodeiSelf
- Dario AmodeiSelf
- Emily M. BenderSelf
- Yoshua BengioSelf
- Liv BoereeSelf
- Ajeya CotraSelf
- Peter DiamandisSelf
- Randima FernandoSelf