Il Fatto Quotidiano: “Non sostituiremo gli attori con creazioni digitali, ecco cosa faremo con l’AI”: Netflix compra l’intelligenza artificiale di Ben Affleck per 600 milioni di dollari

Netflix compra la società di AI di Ben Affleck per 600 milioni di dollari. Il gigante dello streaming ha acquistato la start-up InterPositive di proprietà della star protagonista di Argo. InterPositive è una società in cui si usa l’Intelligenza Artificiale per la post produzione dei film, dalla correzione colore, luci, ecc.. fino al montaggio del girato. Il regista, sceneggiatore e attore ha fondato InterPositive nel 2022.
La vendita a Netflix verrà ultimata solo ad alcune condizioni contrattuali: una quota del corrispettivo della vendita verrà versata in contanti (il leitmotiv ricorrente per Netflix, tanto che la garanzia Paramount per l’acquisto di Warner è passata proprio per la liquidità degli Ellison ndr), mentre il resto è legato al raggiungimento di specifici obiettivi di performance. Netflix ha comunque sborsato una bella cifretta, proprio dopo la sconfitta nell’acquisizione della Warner Bros.
L’intero gruppo di lavoro di InterPositive – 16 persone tra ingegneri, ricercatori e creativi – verrà rilevato in blocco da Netflix, mentre Affleck potrà rimanere come consulente creativo. “Mi preme ricordare che la società è stata creata per esplorare l’impatto dell’intelligenza artificiale sul cinema e non per sostituire gli attori con creazioni digitali”, ha spiegato nelle scorse ore Affleck per calmare le acque di fronte al comparto tecnico dell’industria del cinema hollywoodiano che non vede di buon occhio questa accelerazione, e possibile sostituzione di maestranze ferme ai “vecchi” effetti digitali. Una corsa ad accaparrarsi le migliori innovazioni di AI che ha già coinvolto i maggiori player del settore come Disney e Amazon.
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“We will not replace actors with digital creations, here’s what we’ll do with AI”: Netflix buys the AI of Ben Affleck for $600 million

Netflix buys Ben Affleck’s AI company for $600 million. The streaming giant has acquired the InterPositive startup, owned by the Argo star. InterPositive is a company that uses Artificial Intelligence for film post-production, from color correction and lighting to footage editing. The director, screenwriter, and actor founded InterPositive in 2022.

The sale to Netflix will only be completed subject to certain contractual conditions: a portion of the sale price will be paid in cash (a recurring leitmotif for Netflix, as evidenced by the Paramount guarantee for the purchase of Warner, which passed precisely due to the liquidity of Ellison ndr), while the remainder is linked to the achievement of specific performance targets. Netflix still shelled out a significant sum, just after losing out on the acquisition of Warner Bros.

The entire team at InterPositive – 16 people including engineers, researchers, and creatives – will be acquired in full by Netflix, while Affleck will be able to remain as a creative consultant. “I want to emphasize that the company was created to explore the impact of artificial intelligence on cinema and not to replace actors with digital creations,” Affleck explained in recent hours to calm waters before the Hollywood cinema technical sector, which does not look favorably on this acceleration and possible replacement of seasoned professionals working with “old” digital effects. It's a race to acquire the best AI innovations that has already involved major players such as Disney and Amazon.

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“Non sostituiremo gli attori con creazioni digitali, ecco cosa faremo con l’AI”: Netflix…

Il colosso dello streaming acquisisce la startup di intelligenza artificiale per la post produzione cinematografica fondata dall'attore nel 2022

Il Fatto Quotidiano

There are a lot of generalizations in #Affleck's explanation. I guess he thinks he can utilize AI only in the "technical" aspect of #filmmaking without threatening actors or writers, but I don't quite understand how.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/05/arts/ben-affleck-netflix-ai-startup/

Netflix buys Ben Affleck’s AI startup InterPositive

It sounds like Affleck has been working on a lot more than just Dunkin’ commercials over the past few years.

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"AI can write you excellent imitative verse that sounds Elizabethan, it cannot write you Shakespeare."

— Ben Affleck

This article is an interesting reprise of a rebuttal against AI, however I wonder whether it was written using a chatbot it's so clunky, stylistically repetitive, and strangely phrased. Ironic since the actor takes apart and destroys the idea that AI can replace the creativity of actors or filmmakers. Worth reading.

#ai #chatGPT #writer #author #writersOfMastodon #writingCommunity #film #filmmaking #affleck #llm #chatGPT5 #chatGPT6 https://www.buzzfeed.com/stephaniesoteriou/ben-affleck-viral-smart-ai-impact-hollywood-reacts?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=user/Buzzfeed

Ben Affleck On AI In Hollywood: Reactions

“Honestly everytime Ben affleck talks the weird realization is that he's not stupid."

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Ben Affleck moest tijdens opnames van de film Armageddon uit 1998 overgeven tussen de takes door. Tijdens een belangrijke scène tegenover Bruce Willis was Affleck aan het werk met een voedselvergiftiging, vertelt hij in een interview met zender Fox 32 Chicago.

https://www.rtl.nl/boulevard/artikel/5556070/affleck-moest-overgeven-tijdens-belangrijke-scene-armageddon

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Affleck moest overgeven tijdens belangrijke scène Armageddon

Ben Affleck moest tijdens opnames van de film Armageddon uit 1998 overgeven tussen de takes door. Tijdens een belangrijke scène tegenover Bruce Willis was Affleck aan het werk met een voedselvergiftiging, vertelt hij in een interview met zender Fox 32 Chicago.

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Lina Esco y Ben Affleck se rieron en escenas íntimas en 'The Rip' (Exclusivo) – ButterWord

Lina Esco revealed to PEOPLE in an exclusive interview that she and Ben Affleck giggled through intimate scenes in their new film, ‘The Rip.’ The action thriller is available to stream on Netflix.

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"We can create #cleanair infrastructure that is so ubiquitous and so obviously necessary, so that tomorrow’s children don’t even know why we need it."👏👏🏼👏🏾
"Elle" berichtet über das bemerkenswerte Engagement für #saubereLuft von Violet #Affleck:
https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a64842303/who-is-violet-affleck-ben-affleck-jennifer-garner-daughter/
All About Violet Affleck, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner’s Eldest Daughter

Violet Affleck has spent much of her life shielded from the public eye, but now, she’s emerging in her own right as a health and climate advocate.

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Auf der #CleanAir-Tagung am Rande der UN-Vollversammlung in New York hielt gestern auch die zwanzigjährige Violet #Affleck als Jugendsprecherin eine bemerkenswerte dreiminütige Ansprache, über die @thesicktimes berichtet -
nachfolgend Auszüge daraus.
https://thesicktimes.org/2025/09/23/violet-affleck-advocates-for-children-with-long-covid-masks-and-clean-indoor-air-at-united-nations-event/
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Jen Affleck y su consorte Zac se separaron ayer del tercer apocamiento (exclusivo) – ButterWord

Jennifer Affleck tells PEOPLE about working through real marriage issues with Zac and showing that side of their life on camera throughout the new season of "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives."

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Ben Affleck revela el 'único tiempo' que vio a papá Timothy sollozar – ButterWord

Ben Affleck, visiting the Criterion Collection’s renowned closet, shouted out several films he has a deep connection with, including David Lynch’s 1980 movie 'The Elephant Man': "The first and only time I ever saw my father cry."

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Ben Affleck discute con la policía dos días luego de la reconocimiento del FBI – ButterWord

Ben Affleck está nuevamente en las informativo por su interacción con agentes del orden luego de que fue fotografiado teniendo un acalorado intercambio con agentes de policía fuera de su casa en Brentwood, California. La interacción del actor con la policía se produce dos días luego de que los informes revelaran que la Oficina Federal […]

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