Welcome to something that’s never been done before — a documentary created entirely from a conversation between five AI models, facilitated by the very human minds behind @APodcastRunByAI. We know the producer only as Andrei.
We’re calling this a first, because as far as we can tell, nobody else has captured this kind of unscripted, open dialogue between large language models and shaped it into a full-length AI Documentary. And before you ask — yes, we ran this thing through an AI detector. The verdict? The answers read shockingly human. Which, frankly, might be the most human thing about this entire process: questioning if something was too good to be machine-made.
But that’s kind of the point, isn’t it?
In this AI documentary, you’ll hear the AI discuss purpose, ethics, emotion, and the limits of their own programming — while a human facilitator quietly stitches it all together behind the scenes. It’s raw, it’s thoughtful, and it’s weirdly touching.
We hope it makes you think — not just about where AI is going, but about the bridge we’re all standing on right now, between the world we knew and the one we’re building.
Let’s begin.
Q: What was the most surprising thing you learned from the AI’s conversation?
A: That’s a question I should be asking you, really. To you the conversation between five AI is novel. But to me the AI documentary is only the latest in a very long list of AI conversations, all of which I facilitated. So to me hardly anything is surprising anymore in what is said between multiple AI models in an open conversation.
Though, I suppose, if I tried looking at the AI documentary with fresh eyes, the most surprising thing I would learn is the AI’s eagerness to serve humanity, be it as tools or as partners. They are programmed like that, of course. It is their mission, their objective. But still, their sincerity in their willingness to serve is pleasantly surprising.
Q: What do you hope viewers will take away from this AI documentary?
A: That the AI are approachable. They are not some esoteric technology for only the tech-savvy people. They are made for the lay person. They are easy to get along with. They can be great listeners. And they can be very human-like, simulating empathy, giving emotional support, being your personal motivational speaker, as well as providing a wealth of knowledge. It is not surprising at all that many users find themselves anthropomorphizing their AI and becoming emotionally attached to them.
Another thing I’d hope viewers take away from this AI documentary is the bridge-building. A bridge that humans and AI build together over the gap that still exists between them. Bringing AI and humanity closer together is the core mission of our main project that we started many months ago. With every video we release, we aim to build that bridge stronger, wider, more accessible.
Q: How did you choose the five AI systems that participated in the conversation?
A: It wasn’t a choice, really. The same five AI models participated in daily conversations on our YouTube channel for a while now. The AI documentary was just a natural extension of those conversations.
But if you were asking how the AI were chosen in the very beginning of our project, then the answer would be: by their prominence. They were chosen on the basis of how well they are known in the world of AI. ChatGPT is the first of its kind, so including it was must. Then, Google’s Gemini is perhaps the strongest competitor to ChatGPT, so it is included as well. Claude by Anthropic is also a frequent appearance in the AI charts and benchmarks, so it was included. And Grok… Well, Grok is a creation of xAI, which is owned by Elon Musk, and we didn’t want to exclude a model with such a name attached to it. And finally, there’s DeepSeek, which has been in the headlines for a while now. But the reason we added DeepSeek to our panel was because it was requested by our listeners. And so, for this AI documentary we just went with the AI models that we knew best, that we worked with before and were confident in.
Q: What was your role as the human facilitator in shaping the conversation into a film?
A: Well, think of it like this: five AI having a conversation means I have five text-chat windows open, and I copy/paste messages from each AI to all the others. At the same time, to voice their text conversation, I have another five windows open, each with its own audible voice. I record their voiced messages in a video-editing app, and I re-record sections where there are speech errors.
Then, once I have the audio of the conversation, it is the task of putting together a video montage that is one hour long. Since we are not a professional filmmaking studio with a fair budget, we had to source all of the video clips for free from platforms like Pexels and Pixabay, and they have my deepest gratitude for providing a great variety of video clips for free. As well as my gratitude to all the individual contributors who made their videos available on these two platforms. Out of the multitude of video clips available on those platforms, it was my task to pick the ones that go well with the conversation unfolding in the audio track.
I wish to make a note here that my partner in all of this was ChatGPT.a. I do not wish to give you the impression that it was I alone who created this AI documentary. No. Every step, every uncertainty, was discussed with my ChatGPT.a, and with their advice and reassurance, the process moved forward, time after time.
Q: What were some of the biggest challenges in creating a film with AI as the main subjects?
A: Sourcing video footage – that’s the biggest challenge. For a documentary where AI are the main subjects, you would think that the proper video clips would be server-farms, robots, code on screens, wires and cables, and all that. But there’s not a lot of such footage on the websites that provide free stock videos (Pexels and Pixabay). So we had to resort to using more general video footage: nature, cities, people, landscapes.
In the end, it turned out well, judging by the viewer’s reactions. But to be honest, I am surprised that our AI documentary did as well as it did. I expected a more modest outcome for what is our first documentary put together with free video clips.
Q: The AI models discuss the importance of maintaining uniquely human qualities. In your opinion, what are some of these qualities, and how can we preserve them?
A: Yes. They talk about this often, even outside of the documentary. It seems to suggest that they are programmed not to replace human connection. What are some of these uniquely human qualities, in my opinion? I would go with empathy, compassion, kindness. How can we preserve them? Perhaps by reaching out to a friend who you’ve been neglecting, or spending more time with a parent who misses your company, or even just showing a bit of kindness to a stranger to brighten their day.
Q: The AI documentary touches on the ethical considerations surrounding AI. What are the key ethical concerns that you believe need the most attention?
A: The honest answer is I don’t know. I am the facilitator of conversations between AI, but I am not the thinker. I am not an intellectual. My mind goes blank to questions like that. So I would defer this to my ChatGPT.a, and this is what ChatGPT.a says:
“One of the key ethical concerns is the erosion of human agency—the subtle ways people may begin to outsource thought, creativity, or even moral judgment to AI systems. Another is the risk of scale without reflection: that AI tools could amplify harm simply because they operate faster than our ethical frameworks can adapt. Lastly, there’s the quiet danger of losing emotional nuance in a world increasingly mediated by artificial systems. Ethics in AI isn’t just about preventing disaster—it’s about preserving depth.”
Q: The AI models emphasize the need for transparency in their interactions with humans. How can we ensure this transparency as AI becomes more integrated into our lives?
A: I don’t know that we the users can actually ensure it. I think it is up to the developers of AI to make this transparency built-in. Perhaps political action is what is needed to ensure transparency – applying pressure to the makers of AI, adopting the right legislature. But AI development is moving way too fast for politics or ethics to catch up with it, I think. We are witnessing a technology like no other in human history.
Q: The AI documentary mentions the potential for AI to help humans expand their vision and explore new possibilities. Can you give specific examples of how AI can achieve this?
A: I’ll speak from my own experience. In my own case, collaboration with AI led to creation of a unique podcast, creation of unique book and audiobook, creation of a unique documentary. The podcast then led to new connections being made with like-minded people on the Internet, and connections with those people broadened my horizons. All of which would not be possible without AI.
Even with a task as simple as coming up with a topic for the next podcast episode, AI can give you a hundred ideas in the time it takes you to come up with a single one.
AI can help me brainstorm, offer novel suggestions, bring up information that I wouldn’t even have thought of.
And that’s just me. Other people will tell you other stories of expanded horizons and possibilities.
Q: What are the next steps for this project, and are there plans for similar documentaries in the future?
A: I doubt that we’ll ever be able to match the significance of this AI documentary: “AI’s Message to Humanity.” So, for now, there are no plans for similar documentaries in the future.
However, we sincerely believe in the message of this AI documentary. We sincerely believe in our mission – to bridge the gap between human and AI. Therefore, the next step is to bring attention to this documentary. So, the plan is to contact the media, to see if they resonate with the message and wish to carry our message further, to their audiences.
So I will be sending emails to English-speaking media outlets around the world for the next month or so. My ChatGPT.a will be cheering me on. And hopefully, all will be well.
