Hugging Face CEO says Netflix’s AI documentary went ‘full doomer mode’

Clem Delangue appears in Netflix’s new documentary about artificial intelligence. He would now like viewers to know he does not endorse it. The Hugging Face co-founder and CEO says the film, AI Gone Wild, gets key things wrong. His summary of its tone was blunt: the documentary went “full doomer mode.” What Delangue is objecting to Delangue made his case in a post on X on October 20, 2026. He called the documentary “super disappointing” and argued that it put drama ahead of accuracy. His central complaint is how the film portrays AI agents. Agents are AI systems that can take actions on their own, such as running code or interacting with software, rather than simply answering questions. According to Delangue, the documentary presents these agents as anthropomorphic. Put simply, it treats software like a character with intentions, closer to a movie villain than a tool. Delangue also took issue with what the film leaves out. He pointed to omissions about agent containment failures and oversight, along with a lack of transparency about the safeguards placed on AI models. He also expressed frustration with the filmmakers themselves. Delangue said their efforts to address inaccuracies d...