‘The AI Doc’ is a film worth watching with your teens

April 7, 2026 — The recently released film The AI Doc is garnering rave reviews from parents and AI policy-makers, so two of our Transparency Coalition experts gave it a watch recently. Their verdict: Two thumbs up!

The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimistis a hand-made, eye-opening documentary about the most powerful technology humanity has ever created...and what’s at stake if we get it wrong.

The Academy Award-winning filmmakers behind Everything Everywhere All at Once and Navalny tell the true story of a father-to-be trying to figure out what is happening with all this AI insanity.

The AI Doc explores the choices being made right now about AI's future—choices that will shape our children's lives in profound ways.

Watch the trailer

Can we choose a different path?

We've seen what happens when powerful tech is deployed at scale without safeguards. A whole generation lives with the consequences of social media every day.

The AI Doc asks: will we make the same mistakes with AI, or can we choose a different path?

This isn't just about innovation—it's about protecting childhood, mental health, and human development in an AI age.

How to get involved

First, see the film with your teens if you can. It’s currently only in theaters but will likely be streaming soon.

The documentary’s home page offers a cache of resources for parents and kids who want to get involved, including:

Read the Parents Playbook for AI: The Transparency Coalition’s resource page for parents and families navigating the age of AI.

Listen to ‘Your Undivided Attention’: The Center For Humane Technology’s podcast offers timely interviews and conversation about AI, including a special episode on the making of The AI Doc.

Join with Fairplay to protect kids online: The nonprofit dedicated to creating “a world where kids can be kids” has been fighting to enhance children’s well-being for 25 years.

What the critics are saying

Alissa Wilkinson, The New York Times:

“The most fascinating part of “The AI Doc” comes when Roher manages to get three A.I. company chief executives to show up for an interview: OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Anthropic’s Dario Amodei and Google DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis… Each comes across as thoughtful and candid — some more candid than others — and gives you a sense of, for instance, what they think about rushing safety testing measures or working with the government, matters that have become only more important in recent months.”

Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com:

“The A.I. Doc ends in a place that recognizes the state of uncertainty by amplifying the truth that the only way to raise the odds on the ‘Potential’ half of the debate is to talk about all of it. Make sure those in power prioritize equal access and guardrails against the risks posed by sentient technology and deepfake misinformation. How we use A.I. will be one of the most important conversations in the history of mankind, and we need to all be having it more often.”

Joseph A. Wulfson, Fox News:

“The documentary tackles all the hot topics in AI, from data centers to deep fakes and the international race to the top (or bottom, frankly) of AGI (artificial general intelligence). 

Roher sits down with three of the five CEOs pioneering AI in the US: Open AI CEO Sam Altman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei andGoogle Deepmind co-founder Demis Hassabis (xAI CEO Elon Musk and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg passed on the interview requests).

I personally don't absolutely dread AI as a whole. I use it for work, and I can see it helping society in the future, but I can't help but keep looking over my shoulder amid the possibility it will someday take my job (fingers crossed that AI can't craft personable, witty movie reviews as well as me at least a bit longer).

Roher is a perfect vessel that captures the utter exhaustion and anxiety the general public feels about AI. But this documentary by him and co-director Charlie Tyrell isn't meant to solve all the questions we have. That's because no one really has the answers on where AI will go, not even the AI titans who speak with Roher know.”

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