Netflix Acquires Ben Affleck's AI Startup InterPositive for Film Production Tools
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Charles Pulliam-Moore
2mo ago· 3 min readenNews
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Summary
Netflix has acquired InterPositive, Ben Affleck's AI startup that develops tools for film and television production. The deal includes transferring all 16 of InterPositive's engineers and researchers to Netflix, with Affleck joining as a senior adviser. Affleck founded the company in 2022 after observing the early rise of AI in production and finding existing tools lacking. Netflix plans to use InterPositive's AI models to transform how filmmakers produce projects.
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· 5 pulledNetflix announced that it has acquired InterPositive, Ben Affleck's AI company that specializes in tools for film and television production.
The deal will see all 16 of InterPositive's current team of engineers and researchers move over to Netflix.
Affleck is also set to join the streamer as a senior adviser.
Affleck said he was inspired to get into the tech space after 'observing the early rise of AI in production' and finding many of the tools lacking.
Netflix will use AI models developed by Affleck's company InterPositive to change the way filmmakers produce projects.
Netflix will use AI models developed by Affleck’s company InterPositive to change the way filmmakers produce projects.
