Artificial intelligence remains a highly discussed topic across various facets of society, and Hollywood is no different. The past few years alone have seen various actors, directors and producers discuss the perceived merits and inferiorities of AI as they pertain to making films and TV shows. Now, one of the latest to weigh in is actor, writer, producer and film director Ben Affleck .
He recently appeared at an event, where he addressed concerns and explained why he isn’t so worried about AI tools taking over the movie business. The Oscar-winning Good Will Hunting writer appeared at the 2024 CNBC Delivering Alpha investor summit, where he sat down with David Faber of Squawk on the Street. When the conversation turned to AI, the Gone Baby Gone director was bullish about the film industry remaining relatively unimpacted.
In fact, he even predicted that movies “will be one of the last things” to become obsolete due to AI. He also shared the following thoughts in regard to why he doesn’t think the technology can take the place of filmmaking as we know it: Movies will be one of the last things, if everything gets replaced, to be replaced by AI. .
.. The function of having two actors or three or four actors in a room and the taste to discern and construct.
.. that is something that currently entirely alludes AI’s capability and I think will for a meaningful period of time.
What AI is going to do is dis-intermediate the more laborious, less creative, and more costly aspect.