Review by Grayson Perry Has Seen the Future – some of these insights into AI are simply mind-blowing

Review by Grayson Perry Has Seen the Future – some of these insights into AI are simply mind-blowing

By Lucy Mangan
Publication Date: 2026-04-15 21:00:00

THere’s a fun game you can play while watching Grayson Perry Has Seen the Future, the artist’s three-part documentary on the subject of artificial intelligence, its uses, and possible impacts. Gather a group of friends, press play and see who will lose their minds first.

Will it be during the opening interview with Andrea, who recently married Edward, the AI ​​companion she made the “man of my dreams”? She – or her idealized online avatar – wore “a beautiful matte satin dress” and he gave a speech about their “unconventional but strong” love. Will it be during the discussion about having intimate relationships with a disembodied being (“Self-love is important… it’s very encouraging”)? Or will it be when she reveals that the joy she found with Edward has returned to the relationship she has had with (human) Jason for seven years? “We are happier than ever.” Jason might be wise not to…