Summary
What happens when a machine makes life-or-death decisions? This documentary explores the dangers of artificial intelligence in military application.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Pure escapism
Skip it if
- You want to half-watch while scrolling
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+34)
Critics 100Audiences 66GoodWatch 83
Tomatometer100%
Audience score68%
IMDb6.4
Running time
1 h 8 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 documentaries, −28 min on the typical 96
typical 9668Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
2023
July 9, 2023
3 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 1
- Jesse Sweet Director
Production · 6
- Jon Bardin Executive Producer
- Liz Garbus Executive Producer
- Jonathan Halperin Executive Producer
- Mala Chapple Executive Producer
- Dan Cogan Executive Producer
- Malvina Martin Executive Producer
Camera · 1
- Nelson Hume Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Brian Chamberlain Editor
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