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EXCLUSIVE: Two of documentary’s biggest talents are joining forces connected a CNN Originals bid exploring AI, nan exertion that is quickly transforming our world.
Oscar nominee Steve James is connected committee to nonstop Mind vs/+ Machine: The Human Story of A.I., pinch Oscar victor Alex Gibney executive producing. The project, group for CNN Originals’ 2027 slate, will beryllium announced coming arsenic portion of CNN’s upfront position successful New York.
The multi-part documentary bid “will research nan melodramatic emergence of artificial intelligence done nan perspectives of nan pioneering scientists, thinkers and activists shaping its future,” according to a release. “Mind vs/+ Machine is nan definitive bid connected artificial intelligence, revealing what is astatine liking astatine a captious inflection constituent successful determining who controls this exertion and what benignant of early it will create.”
In a statement, James said, “I can’t deliberation of a much important rumor to reside successful nine coming than AI. I’m genuinely thankful to CNN for their committedness to nan heavy and nuanced exploration we are taking successful this series.”
The bid has been successful nan useful for immoderate clip (Deadline originally reported connected it in February 2024). It’s now a “go” successful a business of CNN Originals and Gibney’s Jigsaw Productions.
“I’m thrilled to beryllium a portion of this basal movie which will return a captious look astatine wherever we’re going pinch AI – and what it intends for each of america – by examining really we sewage here,” Gibney commented. “It’s a delight to beryllium moving again pinch my pal, nan awesome Steve James, and pinch CNN Films, my partner connected Steve Jobs: The Man successful nan Machine.”
The bid “traces nan untold root communicative of artificial intelligence, from its earliest breakthroughs to nan present-day title to power 1 of nan astir powerful technologies successful quality history,” notes nan release. “With unprecedented entree to cardinal innovators and institutions, nan bid weaves together nan hidden history of A.I. pinch nan world title among tech companies, governments and activists now shaping its future.”
The merchandise continues, “At nan bosom of nan bid is simply a defining hostility among nan very group who helped create this technology. With wide-ranging entree to pioneering figures including Geoffrey Hinton, often called nan ‘godfather of A.I.,’ alongside different iconic scientists specified arsenic Yann LeCun, Yoshua Bengio and Fei-Fei Li, nan bid captures a infinitesimal of profound disagreement betwixt those informing of existential consequence and those who spot nan dawn of a transformative caller era. By bringing these competing perspectives into focus, Mind vs/+ Machine offers a uncommon model into really nan architects of A.I. are grappling pinch nan consequences of their ain inventions.”
Mind vs/+ Machine is directed by Steve James (Hoop Dreams, Abacus: Small Enough to Jail) and produced by Alyssa Fedele and Zachary Fink. Executive Producers see Cade Metz, Alex Gibney, Courtney Sexton, Richard Perello for Jigsaw Productions; Jessica Grimshaw, Nick Shumaker, and David Levine for Anonymous Content; Joey Mara, Zhang Xin, and Jonathan King for Closer Media; Malinda Wink for Minderoo Pictures; Jennifer Pelling for Bluebird Trust; and Amy Entelis, Lyle Gamm and Katie Hinman for CNN Original Series.
“At a infinitesimal erstwhile artificial intelligence is quickly transforming each facet of our lives, location are fewer storytellers amended equipped to return it connected than Steve James and Alex Gibney,” observed Amy Entelis, executive vice president of talent, CNN Originals and imaginative development. “At CNN Originals, this is precisely nan benignant of storytelling we strive to champion, and together they bring a uncommon operation of affectional depth, journalistic rigor and cinematic storytelling that will thief audiences understand not conscionable nan technology, but nan group and choices down it.”
