Ben Affleck reveals he writes Python, understands convolutional neural networks, worked extensively with GPUs, and used his celebrity status to get private looks at Google and OpenAI’s video models “I’ve always been kind of into computers since I was young. Then, when film started to move from analog film to digital, I became more interested in that aspect of it. The visual-effects workflow for many years has included machine learning, so I can write pretty shitty Python scripts and stuff like that. “With convolutional neural networks, which were the precursors to what the transformer can do, which is much more computation simultaneously, you would do things like look at what’s called a tensor. That’s the numerical translation of a visual image in numbers, like the batch number, the frame number and the red, green and blue values of each pixel in each frame. It’s just that simple. That numeric is called a tensor. “You’d use a convolutional neural network to identify patterns that reveal what’s called edge detection or feature extraction, which is identifying patterns well enough to know, this is where the window ledge is, so we can more easily take the green-screen image out and replace it with something. “That was familiar to me early on because, prior to Artists Equity, I had a small visual-effects company. I’ve worked with GPUs a lot too. The visual-effects guys said, ‘Hey, you should see. There are a couple: Google and this other company, OpenAI, are doing really interesting stuff with transformers in video.’ “I’ve learned that I can actually just call up and go, ‘Hey, it’s Ben Affleck. Can I come see what you’re doing?’ Sometimes people say yes, to my astonishment.”

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If @midjourney launched a mobile app tomorrow, I think the onboarding would look something like this. Not another boring “Welcome to AI” screen.

new site is live.

Hand-painted normals + #tsl postprocessing Project link: mesq.me/jelly-painting/ Also here: + brush strokes based on color gradients + fixed dither noise + soft body wobble + transmission material from #threejsblocks Inspired by @mamomiji #threejs #webgpu

Currently taking on a few new projects this month. Got something in mind? Book a call here → cal.com/ayodele-bello-t9vpt1…

I’ve wanted to make this app for years and finally did BoomBap lets you feel music through your phone. It syncs custom haptics to any song so you can feel every drum hit and bass rumble. Watch this video in the app to try it (link in reply)

Hero section exploration for Nigx AI

One thing I am determined never to outsource is my capacity to think for myself. It is imperative that I retain the freedom to decide what I believe, interrogate what I have been taught, and continually refine the convictions by which I choose to live.

New dashboard exploration🔥 Happy new month!🎉

Figma doesn’t want you to use MCP Amazon doesn’t want you to shop with agents Reddit won’t let Claude access threads X won’t let ChatGPT read tweets It’s starting. This happened with APIs 8 years ago.

Surprised one of the major phone companies hasn’t created a child-first device

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No matter how good your tech, human connection and storytelling will always bring more to a product’s success.

The discourse around what design team invented a fucking circle with eyes is pretty hilarious, ngl.

Me rolling into the office with all 25 of my personal agents:

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fucking blocked yall are crazy actually

what even!!??

This is an absolutely breathtaking amount of moral escalation over a portfolio review.