Do You Trust This Computer is a competent whiz through the current status of artificial intelligence. Inevitably, there's some groan-worthy imagery (eg globes with sun bursts, networks spidering across the Earth, people running towards beaches etc) and it leans towards sound bites than detailed examination. But it is bang up-to-date - even down to covering some of Cambridge Analytica's methods and would serve as a good introduction.
Where I think they did go wrong was hinting the leap from narrow AI (which is what we have now) to generalised AI to be a relatively small one - and focussing on the relatively sexy existential threats from superintelligence.
"Machines are natural pyschopaths"
Jerry Kaplan
Messagewise, I guess it would serve as a good antidote if you feel you've been drinking the AI kool aid too much recently. Personally, I was a little disappointed considering the maker's previous pedigree - "Who Killed The Electric Car?" which was a genuinely interesting exploration of a little known area at the time.
Lastly, nearly all of the talking heads are men which isn't really representative of the field.
Verdict:
A call to arms rather than a nuanced exploration.
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