Ben Affleck Says AI Won’t Replace Writers in Rogan Interview

Overview

• Speaking with Joe Rogan alongside Matt Damon, Affleck argued current AI systems are tools for filmmakers, not substitutes for human creativity.
• He said models like ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini tend to generate average, unreliable writing and are unlikely to produce meaningful scripts or full films.
• Affleck outlined practical uses such as simulating hard-to-reach locations—like making a soundstage look like the North Pole—to cut costs and focus on performance.
• He noted existing laws protect performers’ names, images and likenesses and said unions and guilds can regulate how AI is deployed on sets.
• He described public anxiety as overblown, predicting slow, incremental adoption and criticizing corporate hype about rapid breakthroughs and valuations.