Interviews are not always easy to come by Sam Altman—just ask Adam Bhala Lough, the filmmaker behind the recent documentary Deepfaking Sam Altman.
Lough initially planned to explore the dangers and possibilities of AI This would be a discussion with someone. OpenAI CEO. After being ignored by Altman for several months, the CEO decided to create a digital avatar that mimicked Altman’s facial expressions and speech patterns.
Altman, the real Altman, did indeed sit down for this new film. How to Become an Apocaloptimist: The AI DocThe movie is set to hit theaters on March 27. Dario Amodei is the CEO of AnthropicDemis Hassabis was a founder and CEO of Google’s DeepMind Technologies. The filmmakers claim to have requested an interview with Meta. Mark Zuckerberg X Elon Musk(Neither made an appearance.
Daniel Roher is a codirector of the 2022 documentary and its protagonist. It has an incredible level of access. NavalnyThe Academy Award was given to a film about Alexei Navalny. Altman and co. have a tendency to be sloppy on camera. say little we haven’t heard before—and they skate by on glib answers concerning their responsibilities to the rest of their species. Altman’s response to Roher when he asks him why people should be able to trust him in guiding the rapid advancement of AI is: “You shouldn’t.” There is no further interrogation.
The AI Doc Roher’s anxiousness over his impending son, and his first child together with Caroline Lindy (a filmmaker), frames the film. Roher wonders about the world that his son will inherit, and if the advent of artificial intelligence is going to prevent the kind of experiences we need as adults. Roher’s worst fears seemed to have been confirmed in his first few interviews. Tristan Harris is the co-founder of Center for Humane Technology. He delivers one of worst gut punches. “I know people who work on AI risk who don’t expect their children to make it to high school,” He says this, referring to a future in which technology will destroy the infrastructure of the traditional educational system.
Roher and Charlie Tyrell provide a solid crash course into AI. Roher is careful to use plain English instead of startup buzzwords, which helps the film’s clarity. The film’s visuals are charmingly human. Roher uses colorful paintings and drawings, while stop-motion animations show the influence of Daniel Kwan. It’s All Here, Everywhere at Once. Roher desperately seeks hope in the vibrant creativity that is amidst dire predictions.
Interviews with Silicon Valley techno-optimists promising AI that conquers diseases and climate change—followed by the CEOs striking their usual balance between hype and the tones of sober caution—pass without much interrogation of grandiose claims. The current generation of large language models is not given a second thought as to how or why they can be expected to produce the mythical AI. “artificial general intelligence” AGI that is superior to human cognition. Reid Hoffman (venture capitalist) has acknowledged, at the very least, that there will be unspecified negative effects.
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