Netflix may have paid $600 million for Ben Affleck’s AI startup

Netflix may have paid up to $600 million to acquire InterPositive, an AI post-production startup co-founded by Ben Affleck. The deal, reported by Bloomberg, could rank among Netflix's largest acquisitions ever, second only to its ~$700M purchase of the Roald Dahl Story Company. InterPositive builds tools that help filmmakers address continuity issues and enhance scenes without generating new content or using footage without permission. The acquisition aligns with Netflix's broader AI integration strategy, which already includes using generative AI in original productions. Competitors like Amazon and Disney are making similar moves, while film industry workers continue to raise concerns about job displacement and fair compensation for AI training data.