Affleck, AI, and the Secret to Juggling Your Side Hustle | Ep 10

Happy Holidays! This is episode 10 of The Actor's Guide to the End of the World and we saved the best for the last of the year! Today we’re diving into AI this week which is a point of concern for many in Hollywood, but Ben Affleck’s surprising comments on AI have gone viral and might encourage a lot of filmmakers. Will AI upend traditional Hollywood as we know it? Will it replace actors and creatives altogether? Are we in control of what we watch or are we the ones being controlled?

E-Kan and Rían will tackle all these questions and more, including the challenge and opportunities that AI will provide in the future and why we still need regulations. They also will talk about why traditional Hollywood is usually seven years behind and who really is winning the streaming wars. Then they get on a deep conversation about actors’ sometimes difficult relationship with money, personal stories about juggling their side hustles over the years, and lessons they’ve learned along the way. And what we can learn from Silicon Valley tech entrepreneurs about pursuing their passions and aspirational words from Colman Domingo.

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Ben Affleck on How AI will and will not impact Hollywood - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07XJicGWMVo

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Time stamps:

(00:00) Intro

(03:30) Affleck on AI 

(08:25) Will customers really want generative AI?

(15:00) Customers might win but they won't be happy

(17:11) Hollywood is seven years behind

(19:00) Will traditional media be replaced by AI?

(20:00) How can actors manage their side hustle? 

(25:45) Rían talks about the mindset shift that happened for him

(28:00) E-Kan shares what his father thought about his career

(32:00) E-Kan talks about the blind spots when you have blinders on

(35:00) Inspiring words from Colman Domingo

(37:00) Hidden Gems