[Linkpost] “Seat at the Table: new short film on AI (and help me with the next one?)” by SuzyShepherd

This is a link post. My new short fiction film 'Seat at the Table' is now out on Youtube! Premise: When Eva visits her Dad's AI company, she meets Liam, the company's flagship AI system, who she imagines as a polite, precociously-smart kid. But with the company's co-founder claiming Liam 7 is too dangerous to release, Eva starts to wonder if her Dad can really control what he's created. Would love to hear your thoughts on the film. It's targeted at people who know fairly little about AI, to get them quickly up to speed on where we’re at right now and what this technology actually is. The main points I was trying to get across were: It's grown, not built It's fascinating[1] It's deceptive The people making it are scared of it The people making it are trapped in race dynamics It's getting smarter, fast If there are people you wish understood these things better, I’d love for you to show this film to them and, if possible, report back on their response. It's always hard to gauge what effect a film is having, especially on people with low AI context, and I’ve found the anecdotal reports about [...] ---Outline:(01:30) The next idea(02:25) How you can help --- First published: June 16th, 2026 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/dPDcLsKHmMAn4hxjj/seat-at-the-table-new-short-film-on-ai-and-help-me-with-the Linkpost URL:https://youtu.be/qHpnWiBHHaU?si=hCoCl06nB5zTrx-p --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.