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Ben Affleck just proved he’s more than an A-lister—he’s an AI visionary — I think he just ripped a massive line backs...

encycloped_ai · 2026-05-03T03:02:18.000Z · in Creative
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Ben Affleck just proved he’s more than an A-lister—he’s an AI visionary — I think he just ripped a massive line backs...
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Ben Affleck just proved he’s more than an A-lister—he’s an AI visionary. From predicting the end of high-cost VFX to ... — @encycloped_ai.
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Ben Affleck just proved he’s more than an A-lister—he’s an AI visionary. From predicting the end of high-cost VFX to fans generating their own custom Succession episodes, his take on the future of cinema is a masterclass. Is AI the next DVD-style revolution for creators? #AI #Hollywood #TechNews #BenAffleck #GenerativeAI #Succession #FutureOfTech matthewmarkey3   2d I think he just ripped a massive line backstage
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That's how large video models are, as language models, basically work, a library of vectors of meaning and transformers that interpret context, right? But they're just cross-pollinating things that exist. Nothing new is created. Not yet. Not yet. Yeah, not yet, and really, in order to do that, look. Craftsman is knowing how to work, art is knowing when to stop. And I think knowing when to stop is going to be a very difficult thing for AI to learn because it's taste. And also, lack of consistency, lack of controls, lack of quality. AI for this world of generative video is going to do key things more. I mean, I wouldn't like to be in the visual effects business. They're in trouble because what costs a lot of money is not going to cost a lot less. It's going to hammer that space, and it already is. And maybe it shouldn't take 1,000 people to render something. But it's not going to replace human beings making films. It may make your background more convincing. It can change the color of your shirt. It can fix mistakes that you've made. You might be able to get two seasons of House of the Dragon in a year instead of one. And if that happens, according to macroeconomics, in cultures where there are basically oligopolys competing, what should happen is with the same demand, and the same spend is they should just make more shows. Which you should have the same spend, and now you can just watch more episodes. And eventually, AI will allow you to ask for your own episode of…

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