
On its surface, Hundreds of Beavers (2022) is very much an outlier choice for a Jason's Choice film, but as we dig a little deeper, we uncover a film that is deeply about creativity, the creative process, and who we are as a species and individuals. We explore AI, both the dangers it presents to a critical creative humanity and the ways we could use AI to enable critical creative thinking far beyond our human capacities.Plus, Hundreds of Beavers (2022) is just a lot of fun. Please let us know how many minutes it took you to "get it" at desertofthereelpod@gmail.com!
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