Do You Trust This Computer? [video]

Very strongly recommended. The interviewed subjects are largely experts in AI, and many are concerned.

The film is likely a bit long to trigger much by way of discussion here, though that's not always bad.

Word is that free play / download is this weekend only. Grab a copy via yt-download if you can't watch immediately.

I enjoy the... irony? of visiting the site with a set of ad block and privacy related extensions and seeing a set of 'Sorry' messages that I can't see the trailer because of my privacy settings.

https://imgur.com/a/4IEsx

I was hoping for a bit more in-depth material - allowing the experts to explore their topics a bit more and potentially talking about potential solutions? Where is the call to action for the viewer? What now?

It's good for non-technical folks to watch, but nothing really new since the 'Humans need not apply' 15 min documentary [0]

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Pq-S557XQU (2014)

Edit: added link to humans need not apply

Regulation comes up later in the film. Ross Anderson, professor at Cambridge University recently wrote, https://m.cacm.acm.org/magazines/2018/3/225467-making-securi...

"Once software becomes pervasive in devices that surround us, that are online, and that can kill us, the software industry will have to come of age. As security becomes ever more about safety rather than just privacy, we will have sharper policy debates about surveillance, competition, and consumer protection. The notion that software engineers are not responsible for things that go wrong will be put to rest for good, and we will have to work out how to develop and maintain code that will go on working dependably for decades in environments that change and evolve."

Half an hour in I'm left thinking: "this is a great trailer, but where's the documentary?"