The internet is surprised to see Ben Affleck’s smart take on AI as he says it won’t replace human filmmakers

The internet is surprised to see Ben Affleck's smart take on AI as he says it won't replace human filmmakers

November 19, 2024 06:54 PM IST

Ben Affleck said that AI is at best a ‘craftsman’ that can learn tricks but that does not pose a threat to the creative aspect of the industry.

Ben Affleck took a surprisingly thoughtful and smart take on AI that’s going viral on social media. The actor-filmmaker was present at the 2024 CNBC Delivering Alpha investor summit, where he talked about the limitations of AI and said, “Movies will be one of the last things to be replaced by AI.” Many users on social media were surprised to see Ben presenting such a balanced viewpoint with such conviction, as he is constantly in the media due to updates related to his personal life. (Also Read: Jennifer Lopez ‘refuses to give up’ on Ben Affleck, used ‘family time’ to rekindle things amid divorce)

Ben Affleck had a deep hold on AI. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP)(Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP)

what ben said

During the conversation, Ben said, “AI can write you excellent imitative poetry that sounds Elizabethan. It can’t write you Shakespeare. The act of having two actors or three or four actors in a room and understanding and creating The taste of doing… It’s something that absolutely shows the potential of AI at present and I think AI is going to eliminate the more laborious, less creative and more expensive aspects of filmmaking for a meaningful period of time. is, due to which “Will lower the cost to entry, will allow more voices to be heard, making it easier for people who want to create Good Will Hauntings to go out and create it.”

fan reactions

Reacting to the clip on X, a fan commented, “I didn’t expect Ben Affleck to have the most candid and realistic explanation of where video models and Hollywood are going.” Another said, “Everybody wonders when Affleck is wise. Why did you think there were so many candid pictures of him looking sad?” Another fan said, “Every time someone is shocked at how smart Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are I just think “Have you all forgotten where they went to school?” “It really is. Amazing, I didn’t know he had that vocabulary, it makes me want to go see ‘Gone Girl’.”

Ben studied Middle Eastern Affairs at Occidental College for a year and a half after which he left to focus on acting. He then co-wrote the screenplay for Good Will Hunting with Matt Damon. The film ultimately won him the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.

Ben has been in the news for his relationship with Jennifer Lopez. The couple were briefly engaged in 2005 but eventually broke up and separated. The two went on to date and even marry other people before rekindling their romance in 2021. Jennifer and Ben eventually married in 2022, but filed for divorce just two years later, in August 2024.

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