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Netflix Buys Ben Affleck’s InterPositive to Advance Creator‑Led AI for Post‑Production

The streamer plans to keep the footage‑trained system inside its production ecosystem to solve post‑production issues without ceding artistic control.

Overview

  • InterPositive’s 16-person team is joining Netflix, with Ben Affleck taking a senior adviser role after founding the startup in 2022.
  • The tools train on each production’s dailies to handle tasks such as relighting, reframing, replacing missing shots, enhancing backgrounds and improving continuity.
  • Netflix says the technology will integrate with its in‑house Eyeline unit and be offered to creative partners rather than sold as a commercial product.
  • Executives stress guardrails that keep decisions with filmmakers, noting the system does not use text‑to‑video prompts and will be adopted on a creator‑led basis as it is refined.
  • Financial terms were not disclosed, and the deal follows Netflix’s decision to step back from a Warner Bros. Discovery bid; InterPositive operated in stealth and pursued related patents.