Project Detail

iHuman

Synopsis

iHuman is a political thriller about artificial intelligence, power and social control. From the inside of the booming AI-industry this film shows how the most powerful and far-reaching technology of our time is changing our lives, our society and our future.
iHuman follows pioneers at the frontline of the invisible AI-revolution to see how this technology is developed and implemented. Through some of the brightest minds in the AI-industry iHuman draws the roadmap to where we are going. How does AI impact who we are?
iHuman shows a growing conflict in the tech world and investigates the consequences of the power concentration of the multi-billion-dollar AI-industry. The film explores the need for international standards and regulations for the development and implementation of AI and asks if it possible to regulate AI. What is coming our way?
At this turning point in history, what goals and values do we program into our AI systems? What is at stake? Who punches in what codes for our future?
iHuman is made for both theatrical and broadcast release. With strong character-driven stories this film is made to entertain and inform a wide international audience about the impact of the most powerful technology of our time.

Details

Year: 2019
Type of project: Features
Running time: 99 mins
Format: 4K digital
Director: Tonje Hessen Schei
Producer: Jonathan Borge Lie
Co-Producer: Christian Aune Falch, Torstein Parelius, Ingrid Galadriel Aune Falch, Danielle Turkov (Think-Film Impact Productions)
Executive Producer: Sue Turley, Philippa Kowarsky, Annie Roney
Editor: Torkel Gjørv
Director of Photography: Henrik Bohn Ipsen
Sound: Sølve Huse-Amundsen
Composer: Olav Øyehaug
Principal cast: Jürgen Schmidhuber, Ilya Sutskever, Michal Kosinski
Post Production: Rebel unit, Uhørt