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published_at: "2026-10-07T23:14:58.000Z"
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summary: "Ben Affleck discussed his interest in computers and machine learning, describing how convolutional neural networks were used in visual effects workflows to identify patterns in image tensors for tasks like edge detection and feature extraction."
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# Quoting Ben Affleck

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**Published:** 2026-10-07T23:14:58.000Z
**Category:** Industry
**Topics:** coding

## Summary

Ben Affleck discussed his interest in computers and machine learning, describing how convolutional neural networks were used in visual effects workflows to identify patterns in image tensors for tasks like edge detection and feature extraction\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://simonwillison.net/2026/Oct/7/ben-affleck/>)