The case for AI realism
TL;DR
Director Charlie Tyrell, left, and producer Daniel Kwan at a screening of Focus Features’ The AI Doc: or How I Became An Apocaloptimist on March 23, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. | Eric Charbonneau/Focus Features via Getty Images In 1964, science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke predicted that computers would overtake human evolution. “Present-day electronic brains are complete morons, but this will not be true in another generation,” he told the BBC.
Nauti's Take
A documentary that neither pitches AI doom nor drinks the kool-aid – rare and genuinely valuable. The risk: sober AI realism is harder to market than extreme positions.
For anyone looking to engage the AI debate without the theatre, this looks like a worthwhile but challenging watch.
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