News Summary

• Ben Affleck confirmed he put AI to use in his upcoming film Animals.
• Affleck sold his AI company InterPositive to Netflix in March for $587 million.
• The actor and filmmaker founded the company in 2022 and served as its CEO.
• Animals, out via Netflix on Oct.
• 9, was directed and co-written by Affleck..
• He stars in the film as Los Angeles mayoral candidate Mark Kimball, whose son is kidnapped.
• Kerry Washington plays his wife.
• He explained that the workflow is designed to “train from a filmmaker while they’re making their movie” That way the filmmaker retains the “proprietary nature” of the work.