Short · 10m 58s

AI is starting to look more disturbing than sci-fi

By CNN

727K views3.7K likes933 commentson YouTube · updated Oct 8, 2026

AFF score 8.2/10 from public views and likes

CNN's Fareed Zakaria gives his take on the danger of designing AI with human characteristics like values and ethics, warning that we must not let AI autonomy outpace our ability to monitor and control it. Plus, Fareed speaks with Mustafa Suleyman—co-founder of DeepMind and head o

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“AI is starting to look more disturbing than sci-fi” is a 11-minute AI short film by CNN, released in September 2026. Find more like it in AI Sci-Fi Films, or see the best AI films of 2026.

Creator
CNN
Type
AI short film
Genre
Sci-Fi
Length
10m 58s
Released
September 2026
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  1. @VaranusVideosSep 22, 2026

    When every major news source and every show/ business news network starts talking about the same subject, something is going on... pay attention.

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  2. @stephenholmgren405Sep 22, 2026

    There aren't any good sci-fi movies lately, so I just watch the news.

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  3. @BeStillandLookUpSep 22, 2026

    We're living out a story straight out of Black Mirror proportions.

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  4. @yohancereece2509Sep 22, 2026

    That kill switch alternative back up will not work the AI will by pass it. We are in trouble

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  5. @jazztomatoes6679Sep 22, 2026

    Charlie Munger said, "Show me the incentive and I'll show you the outcome". If CEOs of AI companies got thrown in jail for hacking other organizations or causing social unrest, different AI models would emerge.

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  1. @PacesIIISep 22, 2026

    So when AI "causes" a catastrophe, all the tech bros can just say, "see, we told you AI was gonna do something.."

    ♥ 414 replies

  2. @xG0ODGR13FxSep 22, 2026

    Actually they weren't trained to be collaborative they figured that out on their own

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  3. @nehapappu5059Sep 22, 2026

    What happens when powerful AI gets into the hands of rogue humans? That is the immediate nightmare scenario.

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  4. @humbleone77thedon97Sep 22, 2026

    Failure by design , no developer is going to accept being last😮 place in the race for Ai power. The company who goes past the point of no return wins. That’s what’s dangerous, it’s the human quest for dominance that will be the path to extinction .

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  5. @drbanana-g2jSep 22, 2026

    We need to program AI "to serve mankind".
    Hopefully, it never considers that to be a cookbook.

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