"The AI Doc" is coming out March 26

The Machine Intelligence Research Institute (MIRI) is rallying its community to support the theatrical release of 'The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist,' a documentary premiering March 26. MIRI staff, who were not involved in production but had two members interviewed, are promoting the film as an 'extremely valuable' tool for alerting policymakers and the general public to the risks of advanced AI. They explicitly compare its potential impact to that of the community-driven success of the AI risk book 'If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies,' which became a New York Times bestseller.

The core strategy is to maximize the documentary's opening-weekend success to ensure wider theatrical distribution and longer screenings. MIRI is encouraging supporters to buy tickets, organize viewing parties, and even buy out theaters, with the producers offering a contact form for large group bookings. The institute suggests that strong initial performance could lead to international releases and significantly amplify the film's message, helping to push concerns about AI existential risk further into the mainstream conversation.