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Netflix Acquires Ben Affleck's AI Startup to Boost Creativity

3/7/2026

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Affleck's AI Acquisition

Netflix has acquired InterPositive, Ben Affleck's artificial intelligence (AI) startup focused on filmmaking technology.
The deal includes the entire 16-member InterPositive team, with Ben Affleck serving as a senior advisor.
InterPositive was founded in 2022.
Affleck said the technology is designed to support, not replace, human creativity.
Executives describe the deal as expanding creative possibilities amid ongoing AI debates, following Netflix's withdrawal from Warner Bros. Discovery's assets.

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Affleck's AI Acquisition

Netflix has acquired InterPositive, Ben Affleck's artificial intelligence (AI) startup focused on filmmaking technology.
The deal includes the entire 16-member InterPositive team, with Ben Affleck serving as a senior advisor.
InterPositive was founded in 2022.
Affleck said the technology is designed to support, not replace, human creativity.
Executives describe the deal as expanding creative possibilities amid ongoing AI debates, following Netflix's withdrawal from Warner Bros. Discovery's assets.