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OpinionTechCrunch · AI· Sarah Perez·· 8 days ago

Ben Affleck on AI: from convolutional neural networks to fine-tuning open video models

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

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Ben Affleck went viral this week for several interview clips. At GQ and Bloomberg Screentime 2026, he explained concepts including machine learning, neural networks, transformers, tensors, GPUs, and inference, and said he can write Python.

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