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The AI Doc
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The AI Doc

Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist
May 28, 2026

This event occurred as part of the 25/26 Hop Film season. This is an archived view.

A father-to-be grapples with the explosive risks and revolutionary potential of AI in this documentary about technology, discovery and a movement to shape the future.

THE AI DOC: OR HOW I BECAME AN APOCALOPTIMIST - Official Trailer [HD] - Only In Theaters March 27

 

A·poc·a·lop·ti·mist (noun): a person who believes that even though we are currently racing towards the worst possible outcome, there's still a chance we can get our sh*t together.

Academy Award-winning filmmaker Daniel Roher (Navalny) approaches this personal, visually inventive documentary as a father-to-be trying to figure out what is happening with all this AI insanity. Produced by Daniel Kwan (Everything Everywhere All at Once), co-directed by genius animator Charlie Tyrell and premiering at Sundance, this eye-opening film brings together the leading voices shaping and challenging the rise of AI. What emerges is an inspiring call to attention: a real-time exploration of the existential dangers and extraordinary promise of this rapidly rising technology.

D: Daniel Roher and Charlie Tyrell, US, 2026, 1h43m

Discussion follows with Professor Dan Rockmore, Director of the Neukom Institute for Computational Science

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