Tags: documentary

The documentary "The AI Doc," directed by Daniel Roher, surveys the current AI landscape by featuring interviews with leading AI proponents and outspoken critics. It aims to translate the complex debate over AI’s future into language that mainstream audiences can understand. The film highlights the near‑religious enthusiasm surrounding AI, the growing backlash against certain AI products, and the director’s own "apocaloptimist" stance that acknowledges both danger and human agency. While the runtime is an hour and 43 minutes, the documentary packs a wide range of perspectives, from OpenAI’s Sam Altman to privacy advocate Tristan Harris, offering a balanced look at a technology that is reshaping society. Lire la suite

Director Valerie Veatch, initially intrigued by OpenAI's 2024 Sora text-to-video model, became alarmed by the technology's racist and sexist outputs. Her frustration led to the creation of the documentary "Ghost in the Machine," which traces generative AI back to Victorian‑era eugenics and the statistical work of Francis Galton and Karl Pearson. The film interviews researchers and historians, highlights Veatch's own encounters with biased AI results, and critiques industry indifference. It will stream on Kinema from March 26th to March 28th before a PBS broadcast in the fall. Lire la suite

Director Uta Briesewitz’s new film American Sweatshop follows seasoned moderator Daisy Moriarty as she confronts the psychological toll of reviewing graphic online content. The drama, inspired by the documentary The Cleaners, highlights how exposure to disturbing material can lead to depression, PTSD, and other mental‑health challenges. Briesewitz emphasizes that the film focuses on the human impact rather than the graphic footage itself, using visual techniques such as reflections in Daisy’s eyes. The movie underscores the limits of AI in moderation and aims to spark uncomfortable conversations about the suffering required to keep the internet functional. Lire la suite