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Project summary:

To create a cinematic, accessible, feature-length documentary. 'Making God' is an investigation into the controversial race toward artificial general intelligence (AGI).
Our audience is a largely non-technical one, and so we will give them a thorough grounding in recent advancements in AI, to then explore the race to the most consequential piece of technology ever created.
Following in the footsteps of influential social documentaries like Blackfish/Seaspiracy/The Social Dilemma/Inconvenient truth/and others - our film will shine a light on the risks associated with the development of AGI.
We are aiming for film festival acceptance/nomination/wins and to be streamed on the world’s biggest streaming platforms.
This will give the non-technical public a strong grounding in the risks from a race to AGI. If successful, hundreds of millions of streaming service(s) subscribers will be more informed about the risks and more likely to take action when a moment may present itself.

Rough narrative outline:

Making God will begin by introducing an audience with limited technical knowledge about recent advancements in AI. Perhaps the only thing some may have used or know about, is ChatGPT since OpenAI launched their website in November 2022. A documentary like this is neglected, as most other AI documentaries assume a lot of prior knowledge.
In giving the audience a grounding in AI advancements and future risks they may pose, we deep dive into the frontier: looking at the individual driving forces behind the race to AGI. We will put a spotlight on the CEOs behind the major AI companies, interview leading experts, speak to those worried in political and civil society.
The documentary will take an objective and truth-seeking approach. The primary goal being to truly understand if we should be worried or optimistic for the coming technological revolution.

Our basic model for why this is needed:

We think advanced AI and AGI, if developed correctly and with complementary regulation and governance, can change the world for the better.
We are worried that, as things stand, leading AI companies seem to be prioritizing capabilities over safety, international governance on AI cooperation seems to be b

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