The Focus Features documentary THE AI DOC: OR HOW I BECAME AN APOCALOPTIMIST is set to make its SVOD debut later this month, arriving on Peacock on May 15th, 2026. The film world premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival before launching in US theaters on March 27th, 2026. It hit PVOD on April 14th, 2026.
The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist is directed by Daniel Roher (Navalny) and Charlie Tyrell.
From the Academy Award-winning filmmakers behind Everything Everywhere All at Once and Navalny; a father-to-be tries to figure out what is happening with all this AI insanity. The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist is 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.
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