Entertainment · Film · 4 hrs ago
Ben Affleck says AI should support filmmakers, not replace them
Netflix acquired InterPositive, an AI filmmaking company founded by actor and filmmaker Ben Affleck.
The deal was reportedly worth $587 million, though that valuation has not been independently confirmed.
Affleck says he first worried that AI could transform filmmaking, but later saw limits in tools that generate images from prompts.
They can struggle to follow precise instructions, such as how to move a camera.
InterPositive was designed to give filmmakers more control and address concerns about using other artists’ work without their knowledge or agreement.
Netflix now has the company’s filmmaking technology, although no further plans for it are given.
Affleck argues that AI will not replace the human work of making films.
Ben Affleck says artificial intelligence should help filmmakers keep creative control, not replace them.
He argues that filmmaking involves more than generating images or typing prompts.
Affleck says current AI tools can struggle to follow precise filmmaking instructions consistently.
He founded InterPositive to develop AI tools tailored to practical filmmaking needs.
Netflix acquired InterPositive in a deal reportedly valued at $587 million.
- Who
- Ben Affleck and Netflix.
- What
- Netflix acquired Affleck’s AI filmmaking company, InterPositive. Affleck says AI should support filmmakers rather than replace them.
- When
- The article was published on October 26, 2026; the acquisition date is not stated.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Affleck developed tools intended to give filmmakers more creative control and address industry concerns about intellectual property and likeness rights.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Affleck's interest in technology began.
Affleck said he was alarmed by the technology's potential effect on filmmaking.
Affleck said he began to notice limitations in the technology.
Affleck established InterPositive to develop AI tools for filmmakers.
Netflix acquired InterPositive in a deal reportedly valued at $587 million.
- Company
- InterPositive
- Buyer
- Netflix
- Reported deal value
- $587 million
- Technology focus
- AI tools designed for filmmaking
- Article publication
- October 26, 2026
What people are saying
I don't want this technology to develop somewhere else and not be available to anyone who's a filmmaker who wants to make their movie
Because then I realized you're never just going to type your movie out. That's just never going to happen
If you say move the camera, we'll just generate a camera in the image