The Age of A.I.

Synopsis

Explore the impact of A.I. and how it is transforming the way we live and work -- both now and in the future, featuring some of the brightest minds in science, philosophy, technology, engineering, medicine, futurism, entertainment and the arts to tell the dynamic story of A.I.

First Air Date: 2019-12-18

Last Air Date: 2020-01-15

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 8

Networks: YouTube Premium

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Top Cast

Robert Downey Jr. as Self - Host
Ayanna Howard as Self - Roboticist
Mark Sagar as Self - CEO Soul Machines
Rana El Kaliouby as Self - Co-Founder & CEO, Affectiva / Author, Girl Decoded
will.i.am as Self - Black Eyed Peas
Pedro Domingos as Self - Professor of Computer Science, University of Washington
Jason Barnes as Self - Musician
Jason Schneider as Self - Filmmaker
Chris Dunning as Self - CPO & LPO, The Hanger Clinic
Colin Hodges as Self - VP Production Management, Soul Machines

Seasons

Season 1 (2019)

The Age of A.I. is a 8 part documentary series hosted by Robert Downey Junior covering the ways Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Neural Networks will change the world.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: How Far is Too Far? (2019-12-18)

Can A.I. make music? Can it feel excitement and fear? Is it alive? Will.i.am and Mark Sagar push the limits of what a machine can do. How far is too far, and how much further can we go?
Ep. 2: Healed through A.I. (2019-12-18)

The human body is not infallible, but through the wonders of A.I. research scientists are finding ways to address those imperfections. A.I. has the potential to heal, enhance and make up for the things our bodies lack.
Ep. 3: Using A.I. to build a better human (2019-12-18)

Through life changing accidents, and data minded through NASCAR, human beings are finding ways to rebuild one another so that we are better, faster, and stronger than ever before and all with the help of A.I. Once nothing more than the stuff of comic books and TV shows, we truly have the technology to become modern superheroes.
Ep. 4: Love, Art and Stories: Decoded (2019-12-18)

What is love and what defines art? Humans have theorized, debated, and argued over these questions for centuries. As researchers become closer and closer to boiling these concepts down to a science, A.I. projects become closer to becoming alternatives for romantic companions and artists in their own right.
Ep. 5: The 'Space Architects' of Mars (2020-01-15)

Life on Mars won't be how David Bowie pictured it. With the help of artificial intelligence, architects and scientists are painting a picture of what life in space could be like and how it will be possible.
Ep. 6: Will a robot take my job? (2020-01-15)

The fear of losing jobs to computers is a common one among millions of people, and one that many have seen happen in their lifetime. But A.I. has the potential to allow many jobs to evolve, to become safer, more efficient and better for society as a whole.
Ep. 7: Saving the world one algorithm at a time (2020-01-15)

Many say that human beings have destroyed our planet. Because of this these people are endeavoring to save it through the help of artificial intelligence. Famine, animal extinction, and war may all be preventable one day with the help of technology.
Ep. 8: How A.I. is searching for Aliens (2020-01-15)

We have always wondered whether other intelligent life exists in this galaxy, but for the first time we have the technology to help answer that question. With artificial intelligence, researchers have renewed the hunt for alien life in space and also begun to wonder if an entirely new life form has been born on earth.