A bit surprised to see some very negative reviews here. Sure, the documentary had some very poor acting at times (it resembled the intro scenes of adult movies, both in style and quality), and the backstory with Ramona was a bit cringe at times. Certainly when she declared her love for Ray. But this is still an important point; will a sentient AI love or at least be thankful to its creator? The answer to that may well determine whether our species makes it to the 22nd century.
But I felt they got the main science across at a level where the general audience can understand and appreciate, and it is a documentary after all. Who cares about how realistic Ramona is.
I know a fair bit about the topic. Never read Ray's book, but received his follow-up book the other day (singularity is nearer). I am not the target audience. But the movie still opened my eyes to some aspects of AI that I had not come across earlier (such as whether or not a conscious AI should have rights).
If you are interested in the topic of AI beyond what we read about in the paper (loss of jobs, chat GPT), this docu is definitely worth to watch.
