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Ben Affleck is an AI nerd, and the internet is impressed

L1 · CuriousIndustry & BusinessTechCrunch AI· 10/8/2026

Celebrity AI adoption story that humanizes complex technology for general audiences

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Ben Affleck demonstrates deep AI knowledge in viral interviews, discussing neural networks, transformers, and his AI filmmaking startup acquired by Netflix for $587M.

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Ben Affleck is going viral for his deep knowledge of AI, from neural networks and transformers to open weights. The actor, who sold his AI filmmaking startup to Netflix earlier this year, is proving he's more than just a Hollywood star.

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