Ben Affleck defends decision to use AI in new movie 'Animals': 'We did use it'

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Ben Affleck defends decision to use AI in new movie 'AnimalsBen Affleck has confessed that he used artificial intelligence in his new movie, Animals.In a new interview with Bloomberg, the actor and filmmaker revealed that he used AI "for lots of things" in his new Netflix film, insisting it's...

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