Do You Trust This Computer?

Last updated
Do You Trust This Computer?
Do You Trust This Computer documentary film poster 2018.jpg
Directed by Chris Paine
Written byMark Monroe
Produced by
  • Tiffany Asakawa
  • Jessie Deeter
CinematographyThaddeus Wadleigh
Edited by
Music byMatter
Production
company
Papercut Films
Release date
  • April 5, 2018 (2018-04-05)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Do You Trust This Computer? is a 2018 American documentary film directed by Chris Paine that outlines the benefits and especially the dangers of artificial intelligence. It features interviews with a range of prominent individuals relevant to AI, such as Ray Kurzweil, Elon Musk, Jerry Kaplan, Michal Kosinski, D. Scott Phoenix, Hiroshi Ishiguro, and Jonathan Nolan. [1] [2] The film was directed by Chris Paine, known for Who Killed the Electric Car? [1] (2006) and the subsequent followup, Revenge of the Electric Car [3] (2011).

Contents

Topics covered range from military drones to AI-powered "fake news" feeds. [1] At one point while being interviewed, Musk warns that any human dictator will eventually die, but that a digital superintelligence could someday become an "immortal dictator from which we can never escape". [4] [5] [6] Musk also sponsored free streaming of the film on Vimeo during the weekend of April 7, 2018. [7] [8] The film was featured at the 2018 Napa Film Festival. [9]

The documentary is dedicated to Stephen Hawking, who warned that humanity may be jeopardized by its pursuit of a superintelligent AI.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Murray, Noel (2018-04-05). "'Do You Trust This Computer?' lays out a scary case for artificial intelligence threats". latimes.com . Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  2. ↑ Austin, Mark (2018-04-07). "Documentary 'Do You Trust This Computer?' free to stream courtesy of Elon Musk". digitaltrends.com . Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  3. ↑ "Revenge of the electric car". The Guardian. 22 July 2011.
  4. ↑ "Elon Musk warns about the possible dangers of AI becoming an "immortal dictator"". Newsweek. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  5. ↑ Browne, Ryan (6 April 2018). "Elon Musk warns A.I. could create an 'immortal dictator from which we can never escape'". CNBC. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  6. ↑ Ernst, Spencer (2018). "Here's what '2001: A Space Odyssey' got right". Fox News (Carolina). Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "Elon Musk wants you to watch this movie about the dangers of AI". CNET. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "'Do You Trust This Computer' Is a Documentary That Taught Me Nothing About AI". Motherboard (Vice). 9 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  9. ↑ Swartz, Jon. "New Films Recall When the Future Wasn't at Our Fingertips". www.barrons.com. Retrieved 2018-12-11.


P Science.png

This article about a scientific documentary film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.