Do You Trust This Computer?

A film by Chris Paine

The promises and perils of the A.I. era

Directed by Chris Paine (Who Killed The Electric Car?) and executive produced by Chris Paine and Tiffany Asakawa, Do You Trust This Computer? examines the promises and perils of this developing era.

Science fiction has long anticipated the rise of machine intelligence. Today, a new generation of self-learning computers has begun to reshape every aspect of our lives. Incomprehensible amounts of data are being created, interpreted, and fed back to us in a tsunami of apps, personal assistants, smart devices, and targeted advertisements. Virtually every industry on earth is experiencing this transformation, from job automation, to medical diagnostics, even military operations.

Do You Trust This Computer? explores the promises and perils of our new era. Will A.I. usher in an age of unprecedented potential, or prove to be our final invention? Featuring influential minds, including but not limited to: former Google Brainco-founder & director Andrew Ng, co-founder and CEO of Affectiva Rana el Kaliouby, Osaka University robotic engineer Hiroshi Ishiguro, engineer & entrepreneur Elon Musk, OpenAI director Shivon Zilis, and co-showrunner of HBO’s Westworld, Jonathan Nolan.

Director

Chris Paine

Producer

Tiffany Asakawa and Jessie Deeter

Runtime

79 minutes

Rights Represented

Educational Rights, International Rights

Captions Available

English

Language

English

Press

“A part-scary, part-spellbinding documentary … A sleek and engaging watch.”

- The New York Times

“Perhaps the war is not yet lost.“

- The Hollywood Reporter

“The first documentary to get to grips with the crisis and opportunity humanity is facing.“

- Eye for Film

Festival & Awards

Official Selection CINEMAMBIENTE Film Festival

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Do You Trust This Computer?

The promises and perils of the A.I. era

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