Netflix Just Bought Ben Affleck's Secret AI Company — And Hollywood Should Pay Attention
There’s a delicious irony in Ben Affleck — the guy who once told Joe Rogan that AI couldn’t “write anything meaningful” — quietly building an AI company for three years and then selling it to the biggest streamer on Earth. Netflix announced this week that it acquired InterPositive, a 16-person AI filmmaking tools startup Affleck founded in stealth back in 2022. Deal terms undisclosed. Affleck joins as senior adviser. And every filmmaker working with Netflix now gets access to tools that could fundamentally rewire post-production. ...