The AI Doc: A Worthy But Boring Warning
Eric Guyer
2 min read
March 2026
(TL;DR) The AI Doc is a worthy attempt at educating the masses on the impending #AI zombie apocalypse. Take your parents to watch it.
I had high expectations knowing that this documentary was produced by the same people as Everything Everywhere All at Once and Navalny, two highly recommended films. I was also hoping for a cultural zeitgeisty moment akin to Bowling for Columbine, An Inconvenient Truth, or Super Size Me. The AI Doc falls short, I'm afraid.
Those already immersed in AI will learn nothing new, but that's to be expected. What I wasn't expecting? Boredom. I went to the lobby halfway through for a cup of coffee. That said, all the beats are covered from all the right people. That's good.
The pinnacle of the film is two statements by Sam Altman. First, he mentions that he is expecting a child. This is particularly germane because the protaganist (Daniel Roher) wonders throughout whether he and his wife should be having a baby. Then, Altman says that if poo really hits the fan he'll call the government. He otherwise seems entirely sanguine, resigned to the unstoppable march forward towards dominance the winner(s) of the AI race will enjoy.
As with other bigger-than-life matters (mass shootings, climate change, rampant obesity), AI forces mere individuals to embrace (SPOILER ALERT!) that they can only control what they can control.