More Human Than Human

More Human Than Human

The Next Evolution

2018 · 79 min · ★ 5.2 · Documentary

Stephen Hawking has warned that the creation of powerful artificial intelligence will be “either the best, or the worst thing, ever to happen to humanity”. Inspired by Brian Christian’s study The Most Human Human: What Artificial Intelligence Teaches Us About Being Alive, the filmmakers set out on an international investigation highlighting the effects of AI - scenes from our daily lives destructive and constructive.

Directed by Tommy Pallotta · Written by Femke Wolting

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