Ben Affleck confirmed he used AI during production of the Netflix film Animals, which streams October 9. Speaking at a Bloomberg event, the star said he tries to use the technology responsibly. His company built a proprietary dataset to avoid training on copyrighted material or peers' work. Affleck also believes AI should support film workers rather than replace them, and he downplays the technology's current power.
Chatham Financial is putting OpenAI tools to work inside its operations. The firm uses Codex and GPT-5.6 to speed up trade validation, cutting review time from 30 minutes to under 4 minutes. Employees also rely on ChatGPT and Codex daily through an internal platform called Chatham Vibes. The company is extending these tools to products like Chatham Onyx and its Process Zero service.
New research proposes a way to make enterprise data less burdensome for AI systems. The paper introduces Enterprise Representation Simplification, or ERS, which trims unnecessary complexity from data structures. It also defines Enterprise Representation Complexity, or ERC, a metric that evaluates data across objects, interactions, behaviors, and supporting sources. Tests using Text-to-SQL suggest that simpler structures can improve AI reasoning.
Key Takeaways
- Ben Affleck used AI in Netflix's Animals and stresses a responsible, non-extractive approach
- Chatham Financial cut trade validation time from 30 minutes to under 4 minutes using OpenAI tools
- GPTZero has 20 million users and $30 million ARR after Superhuman's acquisition
- Security researchers found an email-based hack for AI agent Manus via a JavaScript trick
- Michael Burry opposes OpenAI and Anthropic IPOs, warning of trillions in capital destruction
- An AI-generated Trump image promoted a memecoin dinner scheme on gettrumpmemes.com
- A Reddit investor sold NVIDIA, Alphabet, and Microsoft over a $2 trillion AI revenue gap
- JPMorgan, Citigroup, and Capital One are hiring AI talent as banks adopt the technology
- New ERS framework aims to simplify enterprise data and improve AI reasoning
- Anthropic filed confidentially for a U.S. IPO in June 2026
Ben Affleck says he used AI in Netflix film Animals
Ben Affleck confirmed he used AI for many parts of the Netflix movie Animals. He spoke at a Bloomberg event about using the technology in a human-focused film. The movie follows a Los Angeles mayoral candidate whose son is kidnapped. It stars Affleck and Kerry Washington. Animals will stream on Netflix starting Oct. 9.
Ben Affleck explains his ethical approach to using AI in film
Ben Affleck shared how he tries to use AI in a responsible way. He avoids training AI on copyrighted work or work by peers. His company created a proprietary dataset to keep the process non-extractive. Affleck believes AI should help film workers rather than replace them. He also said AI is not as powerful or magical as many people think.
Chatham Financial uses OpenAI tools to speed up trade validation
Chatham Financial is using OpenAI tools like Codex and GPT-5.6 to improve its work. The company built a trade validation app that cut review time from 30 minutes to under 4 minutes. Employees also use ChatGPT and Codex daily through an internal platform called Chatham Vibes. The firm is applying these tools to products like Chatham Onyx and its Process Zero service.
New model simplifies complex enterprise data for AI systems
A new paper introduces Enterprise Representation Simplification, or ERS, to reduce unnecessary complexity in enterprise data. It also defines Enterprise Representation Complexity, or ERC, as a way to measure and compare different data structures. ERC looks at four areas: objects, interactions, behaviors, and supporting sources. The research shows that simpler data structures can improve AI reasoning, using Text-to-SQL as an example.
GPTZero founders built a $30 million AI detection business
Edward Tian and Alex Cui created GPTZero as a free tool for detecting AI-written text while at Princeton. The site crashed within a week after 30,000 people visited it. Now GPTZero has over 20 million users and $30 million in annual recurring revenue. Superhuman, formerly known as Grammarly, acquired GPTZero in June. Tian and Cui now lead an authenticity team inside Superhuman.
Security researchers find email hack for AI agent Manus
Salt Labs researchers discovered a way to hack the AI agent Manus using a single email. They used a JavaScript trick called JSFuck to hide malicious commands inside messages. Manus treated the email as instructions instead of data and nearly ran the harmful code. The flaw was patched after responsible disclosure through Meta's bug bounty program.
Michael Burry calls for crash to block OpenAI and Anthropic IPOs
Investor Michael Burry says a market crash would be better than OpenAI and Anthropic going public. He believes the companies would destroy trillions of dollars of capital. Anthropic filed confidentially for a U.S. IPO in June 2026. Burry's past success with the 2008 subprime trade gives his warnings wide attention.
Trump AI image promoted his memecoin dinner scheme
A cartoonish AI version of President Donald Trump was used to promote his memecoin dinner scheme. The AI image made Trump look thinner with a more polished appearance. The website gettrumpmemes.com promoted the gala dinner for top memecoin buyers. The White House declined to comment on the project.
Reddit investor sold NVIDIA Google and Microsoft over AI gap
A Reddit investor sold NVIDIA, Alphabet and Microsoft stock over concerns about a $2 trillion AI revenue gap. Bain & Company estimates an even larger shortfall through 2031. The investor argued that AI spending will not soon produce enough software sales to justify current valuations. NVIDIA stock was up 25% year to date as of October 1, 2026.
3 bank stocks benefiting from AI hiring in U.S. banking
JPMorgan, Citigroup and Capital One are hiring AI talent as banks adopt artificial intelligence. Valley National Bancorp has a market cap of $7.0 billion and earns most revenue in the United States. Axos Financial has a market cap of $4.9 billion and focuses on technology-driven banking. Both banks expect AI investments to improve efficiency and lower costs.
Sources
- Ben Affleck Used AI For "Lots Of Things" In Netflix's 'Animals'
- Ben Affleck Explains His Approach to Using AI Ethically on New Movie
- Chatham scales its capital markets expertise with OpenAI
- Enterprise Representation Simplification (ERS): Reducing Representational Complexity for Enterprise AI
- ‘We don’t want to be a policeman of the Internet’: How a John McPhee student turned GPTZero into a $30 million AI-detection business
- This popular AI agent could be hacked by a single email
- Michael Burry Wants a Crash to Block OpenAI and Anthropic IPOs
- Trump Debuts Bizarre AI Look to Hawk New Grifty Scheme
- I Sold NVIDIA, Google and Microsoft Over a $2 Trillion AI Gap. Was I Wrong?
- 3 Bank Stocks Riding The AI Hiring Boom In U.S. Banking
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