AI is “going to disintermediate the more laborious, less creative and more costly aspects of filmmaking,” actor and director Ben Affleck said in a TV interview last year. Affleck cautioned that AI wouldn’t replace filmmaking or screen writing.
The conversations with studios have been more complicated. Studios recognize AI is already changing how people work and they don’t want to be left behind. Many film executives share Affleck’s belief that AI will reduce the costs of animation and visual effects.
