In BriefPosted:4:43 PM PST November 18, 2024Image Credits:Rodin Eckenroth/FilmMagic / Getty ImagesBen Affleck tells actors and writers not to worry about AIUnions representing Hollywood actors and writers went on strike last year to secure protections against AI systems taking their jobs. But Ben Affleck says that actors and screenwriters shouldnt worry about AI because its not capable of doing either job today, and likely wont for a long time.Movies will be one of the last things if everything gets replaced to be replaced by AI, said Affleck during an onstage interview with CNBC last week. AI can write you an excellent imitative verse that sounds Elizabethan; it cannot write you Shakespeare.Affleck, who runs a movie studio with Matt Damon now, seems to have a decent grasp on how AI works, offering a barebones definition of transformer architectures at one point in the interview. Hes surprisingly optimistic regarding AIs impact on the film industry, saying it may actually create more work for actors and screenwriters. That said, Affleck notes that the visual effects business could be in trouble.Topics