‘Searching for SmarterChild’ Filmmakers Investigate Why We Insult Chatbots

Variety - Nov 1, 2026

Why do humans tend to vent abuse at their AI bots – and should they think about apologizing? That question is central to “Searching for SmarterChild,” the project that won the New Visions Award for the most promising U.S. project at the Ji.hlava Documentary Film Festival this week. Zan Gillies is co-directing the U.S.-Canadian film […]

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