2026-03-06
All the things Affleck lists here are essentially more advanced plug-ins usually done in CGI work. I don't know why they keep calling this stuff AI. [embedded post]
Variety
Netflix acquires InterPositive, a 16-person startup founded by Ben Affleck that builds AI models based on a production's dailies for later use in postproduction
In a rare acquisition, Netflix has bought InterPositive, a start-up founded by Ben Affleck that makes AI-powered tools for filmmakers.
2025-09-23
Every insistence on doing something a certain way from upper management always costs less money, gets less shit done and the final result is affected in a negative way. — They force AI onto their employees because they don't actually understand the work they do. [embedded post]
Harvard Business Review
Research: low productivity gains from AI may stem from employees using AI to produce “workslop”, or low-effort, passable work that creates more work for others
A confusing contradiction is unfolding in companies embracing generative AI tools: while workers are largely following mandates …
2025-09-05
My guess is when the AI companies fall like dominoes, Midjourney is a good contender to be the first one since they're getting their asses sued from a million directions.
The Hollywood Reporter
WBD files a copyright lawsuit that accuses Midjourney of using its content to train AI and letting users generate images of characters like Superman and Batman
More specifically, WBD has filed a copyright lawsuit that accuses Midjourney of using its content to train AI … Victoria Furniss : And WB joins the litigation! The suit just filed...
2020-07-06
In related news, Netflix tends to dump their Latinx-themed programs like ON MY BLOCK and GENTEFIED without much promotion and they're still finding audiences. It took me two years to find out the former even existed. https://twitter.com/...
New York Times
Netflix began to build its Black content catalog, the envy of Hollywood, in 2015 after the success of “Orange Is the New Black” and a memo from Black employees
The company didn't set out to build a big library of Black programming, but now it's the envy of its rivals. Tweets: @benyt , @benyt , @wajahatali , @rakeshlobster , @stevensantos ...