AI KNOWS is a short film born from a conversation I had with a small group of middle school students. We were discussing AI and its implications for the future. One person shared how AI was giving him daily instructions to make him a millionaire by the age of 18. Not only did he follow its every step, but he made it clear that AI was a god that would soon bless him.

Another person shared how AI was erasing all entry-level jobs, so he would never have the opportunity to experiment and apply what he learned in school to real life. He was convinced his risk level for failure was on the rise.

The first kid set his beliefs on false hope. The second kid had lost all hope. I was inspired in that moment to write AI KNOWS as a discussion starter to help parents talk to their kids about our rapidly changing world.

The purpose of the story is to help the audience understand that AI is not a god, nor is it perfect. It was programmed by people using inaccurate databases, which leads to its errors and hallucinations. The story also highlights that wisdom is of greater value than the rapid dissemination of data. Our teens and tweens need to understand that they are valuable and can utilize far greater inputs than AI has to work with, including intuition, experiential wisdom, spiritual wisdom, accurate gut feelings, creativity, and more.

Our team is coming together with some of the best talent from Hollywood. The reason is that they all believe in the message and helping teens and tweens nationwide wake up to the reality of AI, rather than being consumed by the hype or fears that some embrace. This project is timely due to the vast number of people discussing AI daily.

If we can raise the funds needed, filming will begin in early September. The visual effects will start that same week. The goal is to release the completed film during the Thanksgiving Day weekend. However, if the visual effects take longer, the film will be released in mid-December.

The film will be submitted to various festivals to increase our press coverage and catch the attention of more young viewers. The film will also be released on the world’s largest television network: YouTube (Believe it or not, Netflix has about half the viewership of YouTube, and Disney has about half the viewership of Netflix).

Click here to learn more about this project and to watch the video below.

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